Where: Iran (26.5° N, 60.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.3° N, 59.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Ghasr Ghand Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,
• Contains all Burdigalian corals from Makran mountains, but no abundance data
Primary reference: J. McCall, B. Rosen, and J. Darrell. 1994. Carbonate deposition in accretionary prism settings: Early Miocene coral limestones and corals of the Makran Mountain Range in southern Iran. Facies 31:141-178 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 25257: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 05.09.2002, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
? Corallina sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion
"Lithothamnium sp." = Lithothamnion Heydrich 1897 | |
Gastropoda | |
Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail | |
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylus waylandi scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Anthozoa | |
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral | |
"Montastrea irregularis" = Montastraea, "Montastrea transiens" = Montastraea
"Montastrea irregularis" = Montastraea stony coral
"Montastrea transiens" = Montastraea stony coral | |
Pattalophyllia verbeeki stony coral | |
Galaxea haligena Felix 1913 stony coral
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral | |
Astrocoenia gerthi Kühn 1933 stony coral | |
Stylophora africana, Stylophora cyclopleura, Stylophora cf. gemmans, Stylophora pistillata, Seriatopora sp.
Stylophora africana Latham 1929 stony coral
Stylophora cyclopleura Felix 1921 stony coral
Stylophora cf. gemmans Gerth 1923 stony coral
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Seriatopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Montipora cf. micropora, Montipora sp., Astreopora (Polysolenia) cf. solida, Astreopora cf. hemisphaerica, Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri, Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora cf. deningeri
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora (Polysolenia) cf. solida stony coral
Astreopora cf. hemisphaerica Duncan 1880 stony coral
Astreopora (Polysolenia) hochstetteri Reuss 1867 stony coral
Alveopora daedalea Forskal 1775 stony coral
Alveopora cf. deningeri Gerth 1910 stony coral | |
Lobophyllia cf. corymbosa, Symphyllia sp., "Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta, Echinophyllia (Mycedium) costata, Echinophyllia aspera, Acanthastrea hillae, Acanthastrea cf. polygonalis, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea cf. echinata
Lobophyllia cf. corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral
Symphyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral
Echinophyllia (Mycedium) costata stony coral
Echinophyllia aspera Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Acanthastrea hillae Wells 1955 stony coral
Acanthastrea cf. polygonalis Martin 1880 stony coral
Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
Acanthastrea cf. echinata Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Caulastrea (Rhabdophyllia) retiformis, Platygyra daedalea, "Favia amicorum" = Dipsastraea amicorum, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Hydnophora cf. rudis" = Hydnophora rudis, "Hydnophora regularis" = Hydnophora rudis, Anisocoenia sp., Anisocoenia variabilis, Cyphastrea sp., "Cyphastrea cf. serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia, "Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia, Favites crassisepta, Favites fungiformis, Favites rhomboidea, "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior, "Hydnophora insignis" = Monticulastraea insignis, Oulophyllia malayica, Oulophyllia sp.
Caulastrea (Rhabdophyllia) retiformis stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Favia amicorum" = Dipsastraea amicorum Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
"Hydnophora cf. rudis" = Hydnophora rudis Duncan 1864 stony coral
"Hydnophora regularis" = Hydnophora rudis Duncan 1864 stony coral
Anisocoenia sp. Reuss 1867 stony coral
Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth 1923 stony coral
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Cyphastrea cf. serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Favites crassisepta stony coral
Favites fungiformis stony coral
Favites rhomboidea Kühn 1933 stony coral
"Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral
"Hydnophora insignis" = Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880 stony coral
Oulophyllia malayica stony coral
Oulophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Favia preamplior, "Anisocoenia cf. junghuhni" = Favia junghuhni
Favia preamplior stony coral | |
"Trochosmilia" progoensis stony coral | |
Dichocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scalariogyra escharoides Gerth 1923 stony coral | |
Fungophyllia aspera Gerth 1923 stony coral | |
"Cyphastrea (Solenastrea) turonensis" = Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis
"Cyphastrea (Solenastrea) turonensis" = Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis Michelin 1847 stony coral | |
"Parascolymia farquharsoni" = Scolymia, "Parascolymia vitiensis" = Scolymia, Indosmilia rembangensis, Leptomussa variabilis
"Parascolymia farquharsoni" = Scolymia stony coral
"Parascolymia vitiensis" = Scolymia stony coral
Indosmilia rembangensis stony coral
Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral | |
Goniopora cf. gajensis, Goniopora incrassata, Porites sp., Porites (Synaraea) amplectans, Porites (Synaraea) polymorpha, Porites (Synaraea) cf. delicatissima, Porites pusilla, Porites cf. pusilla, Porites multilamellata, Porites cf. lutea
Goniopora cf. gajensis stony coral
Goniopora incrassata stony coral
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites (Synaraea) amplectans Felix 1921 stony coral
Porites (Synaraea) polymorpha stony coral
Porites (Synaraea) cf. delicatissima stony coral
Porites pusilla Felix 1884 stony coral
Porites cf. pusilla Felix 1884 stony coral
Porites multilamellata Gregory 1925 stony coral
Porites cf. lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral | |
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Pachyseris affinis, Leptoseris densicostata, Leptoseris delicatissima, Leptoseris cf. floriformis, Pavona folium, Pavona javana, Trochoseris persica, Cyathoseris (Agaricia) cf. danae, Cyathoseris cf. lophiophora, Cyathoseris "parvistella", Cyathoseris crassilamellata
Pachyseris affinis Duncan 1880 stony coral
Leptoseris densicostata stony coral
Leptoseris delicatissima Kühn 1933 stony coral
Leptoseris cf. floriformis Gerth 1923 stony coral
Pavona folium stony coral
Pavona javana Gerth 1933 stony coral
Trochoseris persica Kühn 1933 stony coral
Cyathoseris (Agaricia) cf. danae stony coral
Cyathoseris cf. lophiophora Felix 1921 stony coral
Cyathoseris "parvistella" Gerth 1925 stony coral
Cyathoseris crassilamellata Gerth 1923 stony coral | |
Plesiastrea decipiens stony coral
Plesiastrea fungiformis Kühn 1933 stony coral
Plesiastrea grayi Kühn 1933 stony coral
Plesiastrea cf. grayi Kühn 1933 stony coral | |
Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |