Holy vrch (U majaku), Kurdejov, Submenilitic Formation, Moravia: Middle Eocene, Czech Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastraea sp. (d'Orbigny 1850)
3 specimens
original and current combination Dimorphastrea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Lobopsammia cariosa (Goldfuss 1827)
43 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Parastraeopora chmeliki n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
4 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stylocoenia saxulensis d'Achiardi 1868
35 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora cf. compressa Duncan 1873
9 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora decaphylla Reuss 1868
51 specimens
Astreopora perexigua
5 specimens
    = Astreopora decaphylla Reuss 1868
Baron-Szabo 2006
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea inrasa n. sp. Eliasova 1974
2 specimens
Actinastrea cavernata n. sp. (Eliasova 1974)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrogyriidae
Ixogyra ypsiloni n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
57 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderofungia bella (Reuss 1864)
3 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Dimorphophyllia oppenheimi n. sp. Eliasova 1974
30 specimens
recombined as Cyathoseris oppenheimi
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901
4 specimens
Actinacis parvulina n. sp. Eliasova 1974
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Hydnophyllon splendidum n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
22 specimens
Reussiphyllon reisi n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
6 specimens
Leptophyllon barocum n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
51 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Matejkia gigantea n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
79 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia profunda Reuss 1872
29 specimens
Favia lobata n. sp. Eliasova 1974
3 specimens
Favia macrotheca n. sp. Eliasova 1974
2 specimens
Favia costata d'Achiardi 1875
13 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Plavecia submenilitica n. gen., n. sp. Eliasova 1974
18 specimens
Plavecia inaequalis n. sp. Eliasova 1974
17 specimens
Anthozoa - Helioporacea - Helioporidae
Polytremacis bellardii (Haime 1852)
60 specimens
recombined as Parapolytremacis bellardii
see common names

Geography
Country:Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49.0° North, 16.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.8° North, 14.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Submenilitic
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Middle Eocene
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified conglomerate
Lithology description: small patch reefs or coral carpets on intrabasinal highs, redeposited in slumps
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 1744
Database number:69514
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-02-27 05:01:29 Last modified:2007-02-27 08:37:43
Access level:the public Released:2007-02-27 05:01:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
23338. H. Eliasova. 1974. Hexacorallia et octocorallia du Paleogene des Carpates externes [Paleogene corals of the Outer Carpathians]. Sbornik Geologickych Ved, Palaeontologie 16:105-156 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

17708 R. Baron-Szabo. 2006. Corals of the K/T-boundary: scleractinian corals of the suborders Astrocoeniina, Faviina, Rhipidogyrina and Amphiastraeina. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(1):1-108 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]
19254 M. Elias and H. Eliasova. 1995. Coral clasts and redeposited corals as clues for the reconstruction of Mesozoic and Tertiary elevations and depressions on the North Tethyan passive margin. Publications du Service Geologique du Luxembourg 29:23-32 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]