Costa de Caparica, Foz do Rego (Miocene of Portugal)

Where: Setubal, Portugal (38.6° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 10.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1964. Contribution a l'etude des madreporaires neogenes du Portugal et des Acores [Contribution to the study of Neogene corals from Portugal and the Azores]. Comunicacoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 48:109-140 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92094: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora multicaulis Michelin 1842 stony coral