Where: Ethiopia (9.3° N, 42.8° E: paleocoordinates 12.2° S, 27.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Oxfordian (163.5 - 157.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. Zuffardi-Comerci. 1959. Corallari e Idrozoi giurassici degli altipiani Hararini [Jurassic corals and Hydrozoa from the Harar Plateau]. Missione Geologica dell'Azienda Italiana Petroli (AGIP) nella Dancalia Meridionale e sugli Altipiani Hararini 4(1):199-250 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 93540: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.01.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900 stony coral |