Samovodene: Early/Lower Barremian, Bulgaria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Mesomorpha punctata (de Fromentel 1857)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857
Clausastrea julistephanovi Zlatarski 1967
Dimorphocoenia crassisepta (d'Orbigny 1850)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Pseudocoenia annae (Volz 1903)
see common names

Geography
Country:Bulgaria State/province:Lovech
Coordinates: 43.1° North, 25.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.2° North, 27.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Barremian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2
Key time interval:Early/Lower Barremian
Age range of interval:125.77000 - 121.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Lovech Urgonian Formation:Balgarene
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Lithology description: lagoonal marls, siltstones and sandstones
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
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:91677
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-10-14 02:32:28 Last modified:2009-10-14 04:33:03
Access level:authorizer only Released:2011-10-14 02:32:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
30902. V. Idakieva. 2007. Taxonomy of scleractinian corals from the Barremian-Lower Aptian of central north Bulgaria (Lovech Urgonian Group). Godishnik na Sofiyskiya Universitet Sv. Kliment Okhridski, Geologo-Geografski Fakultet, Geologiya 100:29-66 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]