Szomolya, Nyarjas: Chattian, Hungary

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Acanthocyathus vindobonensis Reuss 1871
synonym of Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus
Deltocyathus cf. italicus (Michelotti 1838)
Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (Goldfuss 1826)
Odontocyathus perarmatus (Tallavignes 1849)
recombined as Trochocyathus perarmatus
Odontocyathus armatus (Michelotti 1838)
recombined as Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) armatus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Amphihelia cf. sismondiana
spelled with current rank as Madrepora (Amphihelia)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844
Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subsp. microcostata
Balanophyllia cylindrica (Michelotti 1838)
recombined as Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica
see common names

Geography
Country:Hungary
Coordinates: 47.9° North, 20.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.8° North, 19.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Chattian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Chattian
Age range of interval:27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified claystone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:124448
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-02-15 20:14:12 Last modified:2012-02-15 03:14:12
Access level:authorizer only Released:2013-02-15 20:14:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

40123. G. Hegedus. 1959. Magyarorszagi Oligocen korallok [Oligocene corals from Hungary]. A Magyar Allami Földtani Intezet Evi Jelentese 231-261 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]