Antonibé: Maastrichtian, Madagascar

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paratrochocyathus epicharis (Wanner 1902)
synonym of Trochocyathus speciosus
Protrochocyathus arcotensis
var. regularis
    = Trochocyathus antsiranensis Collignon 1931
Baron-Szabo 2009
Cyrtocyathus collignoni n. gen., n. sp. Alloiteau 1958
synonym of Trochocyathus lakii
Paratrochocyathus besairiei
synonym of Trochocyathus
Protrochocyathus cupuliformis
synonym of Trochocyathus
Asterosmilia sakalavensis Alloiteau 1951
synonym of Trochocyathus mitratus
? Dungulia milneri (Gregory 1898)
recombined as Smilotrochus milneri
Smilotrochus jacobi Alloiteau 1936
synonym of Smilotrochus milneri
Leptocyathus hexacristatus Alloiteau 1936
? Caryophyllia antonibensis Alloiteau 1951
synonym of Caryophyllia konincki
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae
Palaeopsammia zitteli (Vaughan 1900)
Palaeopsammia multiformis Wanner 1902
synonym of Palaeopsammia zitteli
Paratrochocyathus jasmundi (Wanner 1902)
synonym of Palaeopsammia zitteli
Sakalavicyathus collignoni Alloiteau 1958
recombined as Palaeopsammia collignoni
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Eupsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1951
synonym of Balanophyllia caulifera
Eupsammia narindensis Alloiteau 1936
synonym of Balanophyllia caulifera
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Mahajanga
Coordinates: 15.1° South, 47.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.3° South, 39.2° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
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
Database number:86511
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel, W. Kiessling
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-02-05 05:55:33 Last modified:2009-02-05 07:55:33
Access level:the public Released:2009-02-05 05:55:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29108. J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

30659 R. Baron-Szabo. 2009. Taxonomic opinions on Cretaceous corals. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]