Acropora, Paris Basin I (Eocene of France)

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

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora solanderi Defrance 1828 stony coral
Acropora proteacea n. sp. Wallace 2008 stony coral
Acropora deformis Michelin 1840 stony coral