Vishovgrad locality, Emen Fm: Late/Upper Barremian, Bulgaria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Carolastraeidae
? Paracarolastraea sp. Kołodziej et al. 2012
2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Pleuroaulastrea variabilis Kołodziej et al. 2012
1 specimen
? Aulastraea touli Kołodziej et al. 2012
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43.2° North, 25.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.4° North, 27.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Barremian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2
Key time interval:Late/Upper Barremian Zone: Tithonica
Age range of interval:125.77000 - 121.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Lovech Urgonian Formation:Emen
Stratigraphy comments: Lower part of middle Upper Barremian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "reef rocks"
Lithology description: reefal limestones
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:151445
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2013-10-02 22:07:32 Last modified:2013-10-02 07:07:32
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-01-02 22:07:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
48398. B. Kołodziej, M. Ivanov, and V. Idakieva. 2012. Prolific development of pachythecaliines in Late Barremian, Bulgaria: coral taxonomy and sedimentary environment. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 82:291-330 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]