San Antonio Texcala (Cretaceous of Mexico)

Where: Puebla, Mexico (18.4° N, 97.4° W: paleocoordinates 16.1° N, 53.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zapotitlan Formation, Barremian (129.4 - 125.0 Ma)

• probably Zapotitlan Formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and lithified marl

• limestone with chert concretions and marl layers, it is not clear from where Felix collected the corals

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Felix in 1891

Primary reference: H. Löser. 2006. Barremian corals from San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico - A review of the type material of Felix 1891. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 114:1-68 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89865: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.06.2009

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Helioporacea -
 Scleractinia - Comoseriidae
Polyphylloseris polymorpha Felix 1891 stony coral
Polyphylloseris convexa d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Polyphylloseris conophora Felix 1891 stony coral
Polyphylloseris iwateensis Eguchi 1951 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Enallhelia anomalos Felix 1891 stony coral
Goniocora sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Pseudocoenia micrommatos" = Cyathophora micrommatos Felix 1891 stony coral
Cryptocoenia antiqua d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Cryptocoenia neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Cryptocoenia corbariensis Alloiteau 1948 stony coral
"Cryptocoenia bulgarica" = Cryptocoenia biedai Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Cryptocoenia regularis Fromentel 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
"Cladophyllia miroi" = Cladophyllia organisans
"Cladophyllia miroi" = Cladophyllia organisans d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
"? Meandroria mariscali" = Cycloria mariscali
"? Meandroria mariscali" = Cycloria mariscali Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Pseudomyriophyllia sp. Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Pseudomyriophyllia cf. carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Eugyra affinis Prever 1909 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Dimorphocoenia xipei Felix 1891 stony coral
"Comophyllastraea wollheimi" = Meandrastrea wollheimi Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia meandriformis1 Morycowa 1971 stony coral
"Meandraraea steini" = Meandrophyllia steini Felix 1891 stony coral
"Meandraraea sauteri" = Meandrophyllia steini Felix 1891 stony coral
Meandraraea tulae Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Thamnoseris irregularis" = Siderofungia irregularis, ? Siderofungia zitteli
"Thamnoseris irregularis" = Siderofungia irregularis Felix 1891 stony coral
? Siderofungia zitteli Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Pachyphyllia nannodes Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Kobyastraeidae
? Kobyastraea holmoides Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Synastraeidae
Synastrea cf. agaricites Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
"Astraeofungia tenochi" = Lamellofungia tenochi, "Astraeofungia barcenai" = Morphastrea barcenai
"Astraeofungia tenochi" = Lamellofungia tenochi Felix 1891 stony coral
"Astraeofungia barcenai" = Morphastrea barcenai Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Heterocoenia pusilla Reig Oriol 1992 stony coral
Latusastrea alveolaris2 Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Latusastrea irregularis Toula 1884 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
"? Diploastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops
"? Diploastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
? Thamnoseris arborescens Felix 1891 stony coral
Dimorphastrea petalophyes Felix 1891 stony coral
"Astraeofungia crespoi" = Fungiastraea crespoi Felix 1891 stony coral
Ovalastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral