Also known as Reef 976
Where: Sudan (20.3° N, 37.1° E: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 36.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Abu Imama Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Only corals described
Primary reference: J. H. Schroeder. 1985. Sparry calcite cements in Miocene corals from Khor Eit (N.E. Sudan). Proceedings 5th International Coral Reef Symposium Tahiti 3:283-288 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 56772: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 24.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Favites neglecta Michelotti 1868 stony coral | |
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral |