Hricovske Podhradie, loc. 55 (Paleocene of Slovakia)

Also known as Reef 659

Where: Slovakia (49.2° N, 18.6° E: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 14.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• Montian-Thanetian age of the reef limestones

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

• one of the largest reefs in the region; main components are algae (15-45%) and foraminifers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: O. Samuel, K. Borza, and E. Köhler. 1972. Microfauna and lithostratigraphy of the Paleogene and adjacent Cretaceous of the Middle Vah Valley (West Carpathian) 1-246 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88273: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.04.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Haliotus sp.
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides cf. lobatulus
Foraminifera
 Globigerinina - Hedbergellidae
Turborotalia sp.
Turborotalia sp. Cushman and Burmudez 1949
 Globigerinina - Chiloguembelinidae
Chiloguembelina sp.
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Haddonia sp., Textularia sp.
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
 Acervulinacea - Homotrematidae
Miniacina multicamerata, Miniacina sp.
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia hensoni
 Nummulitacea - Discocyclinidae
Discocyclina seunesi, Discocyclina douvillei, Discocyclina sp.
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
Planorbulina cretae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
"Globigerina ex gr. triloculinoides" = Subbotina triloculinoides, Globigerina varianta
"Globigerina ex gr. triloculinoides" = Subbotina triloculinoides Plummer 1926
Globigerina varianta Subbotina 1953
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia ex gr. angulata, Globorotalia chapmani, Globorotalia cf. pseudomenardii
 Hormosinacea - Hormosinidae
Reophax sp.
Reophax sp. de Montfort 1808
 Lituolacea - Haplophragmoiidae
Placopsilina cenomana
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
"Ethelia alba" = Polystrata alba, Peyssonnelia antiqua, Lithophyllum sp., Jania nummulitica
"Ethelia alba" = Polystrata alba Pfender 1936
Peyssonnelia antiqua Johnson 1964
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Jania nummulitica Lemoine 1927
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Mesophyllum sp., "Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion
Mesophyllum sp. Lemoine 1930
"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Acicularia sp.
Acicularia sp. d'Archiac 1843
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet.
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
unclassified
  -
Echinodermata indet.
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod