Cairo Montenotte, Italy, outcrops 26-28, 30-31: Chattian, Italy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Montastrea inaequalis
(von Guembel 1861)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Acropora sp.
Oken 1815
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Astreopora decaphylla
Reuss 1868
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common category | ||||||
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Astreopora cf. meneghiniana
(d'Achiardi 1866)
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Alveopora cf. rudis
Reuss 1864
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Stylocoenia ? taurinensis
(Michelin 1842)
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Astrocoenia lobatorotundata
(Michelin 1842)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Cyathoseris ? radiata
(Michelotti 1861)
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Pavona bronni
(Haime 1850)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Siderastrea sp.
Blainville 1830
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Goniopora rudis
(Reuss 1869)
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Goniopora ramosa
(Catullo 1856)
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| synonym of Porites nummulitica | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinacididae
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Actinacis rollei
Reuss 1864
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Antiguastrea lucasiana
(Defrance 1826)
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Caulastrea fusinieri
(Catullo 1847)
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Leptoria anceps
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Rhizangiidae
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Hexastraea sp.
Sismonda 1871
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| synonym of Septastrea | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Favia cf. subdenticulata
(Catullo 1856)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Diploria crebriformis
(Michelotti 1838)
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| synonym of Variabilifavia confertissima | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agathiphylliidae
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Agathiphyllia sp.
Reuss 1864
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Anthozoa
- Helioporacea
- Helioporidae
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Helioporidae indet.
Moseley 1876
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Italy |
| Coordinates: | 44.4° North, 8.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.7° North, 7.1° East |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| *Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary | ||
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Stage assingment not given by the author. Chattian most likely from coral association. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified framestone | ||
| Lithology description: Part of a 40-60 m thick and several 100 m long fringing reef. Massive coral limestone | |||
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Bioerosion: | frequent |
| Encrustation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 693 | ||
| Database number: | 27546 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-12-11 09:28:06 | Last modified: | 2002-12-11 11:28:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-12-11 09:28:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 7592. | T. Pfister. 1985. Coral fauna and facies of the Oligocene friniging reef near Cairo Montenotte (Liguria, Northern Italy). Facies 13:175-226 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |