Corals, Mughanniyya Formation, Deir-Alla (Jurassic of Jordan)

Where: Jordan (32.2° N, 35.6° E: paleocoordinates 10.8° N, 30.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mughanniyya Formation, Callovian (166.1 - 163.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; carbonate and siliciclastic

• the dominance of pennular corals with fenestrate septa suggest a comparatively deep environment well below fair weather wave base
• carbonate to siliciclastic rock sequence

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: recrystallized, original aragonite, replaced with calcite

Collected by F. Ahmad

• material has been deposited in the collections of the Institut für Paläontologie der Universität Würzburg

Primary reference: D. K. Pandey, F. Ahmad, and F. T. Fürsich. 2000. Middle Jurassic scleractinian corals from northwestern Jordan. Beringeria 27:3-29 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83637: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 25.08.2008, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp.
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
questionable assignment
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis
Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis Gregory 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia cf. sessilis
Axosmilia cf. sessilis Milaschewitsch 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Dimorpharaea stellans, Chomatoseris iranensis, Tricycloseris aff. triangularis, Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa, Microsolena aff. arishensis, Microsolena aff. sadeki, Microsolena amorpha, "Microsolena variolata" = Microsolena agariciformis
Dimorpharaea stellans Gregory 1900 stony coral
Chomatoseris iranensis Flügel 1966 stony coral
Tricycloseris aff. triangularis Gregory 1900 stony coral
Trochoplegma tenuilamellosa Gregory 1900 stony coral
Microsolena aff. arishensis Alloiteau and Farag 1964 stony coral
Microsolena aff. sadeki Alloiteau and Farag 1964 stony coral
Microsolena amorpha Gregory 1900 stony coral
"Microsolena variolata" = Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Periseris cf. renevieri
Periseris cf. renevieri Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea cf. propinqua
Isastrea cf. propinqua Etallon 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
? Cladocora sp.
? Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
questionable assignment
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina dubia
Stylina dubia Alloiteau 1958 stony coral