Besavotra: Albian, Madagascar

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia superficialis n. sp. Alloiteau 1958
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Eugyra besavotrensis n. sp. Alloiteau 1958
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Mahajanga
Coordinates: 16.5° South, 45.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.2° South, 31.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 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:86505
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-02-05 01:14:35 Last modified:2009-02-05 03:14:35
Access level:the public Released:2009-02-05 01:14:35
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]