Sopada hill (Paleocene of Slovenia)

Where: Slovenia, Slovenia (45.7° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° N, 12.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• Sop-5;Sop-5/3;Sop-6;Sop-6/0;Sop-6/12;Sop-7;Sop-7/5;Sop-8;Sop-8H;Sop-8/2;Sop-12;Sop-13;Sop-14;Sop-16;Sop-18

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: D. Turnsek and K. Drobne. 1998. Paleocene Corals from the northern Adriatic platform. In L. Hottinger, K, Drobne (eds.), Paleogene Shallow Benthos of the Tethys. Opera-Dela SAZU, Lubljana 34(2):129-154 [W. Kiessling/J. Zamagni/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79293: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Jessica Zamagni on 29.02.2008, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina conferta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora auvertiaca Michelin 1844 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stylocoenia neutra Barta-Calmus 1973 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
"Goniopora hrpeljensis" = Elephantaria lindstroemi
"Goniopora hrpeljensis" = Elephantaria lindstroemi Oppenheim 1930 stony coral