Acropora, Paris Basin II (Eocene to of France)

Where: Picardie, France (49.3° N, 1.8° E: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 2.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

• (NP15-18)

• 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 79432: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 08.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora alvarezi n. sp. Wallace 2008 stony coral
Holotype
Acropora lavandulina Michelin 1840 stony coral
Acropora wilsonae n. sp. Wallace 2008 stony coral
Holotype
Acropora ornata Defrance 1828 stony coral