Where: Picardie, France (49.3° N, 1.8° E: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 2.2° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
• (NP16-18;P12-15)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. C. Wallace. 2008. New species and records from the Eocene of England and France support early diversification of the coral genus Acropora. Journal of Paleontology 82(2):313-328 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 79225: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 28.02.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Acropora solanderi Defrance 1828 stony coral
Acropora proteacea n. sp. Wallace 2008 stony coral
Acropora deformis Michelin 1840 stony coral |