Oberstdorf, Germany (Cretaceous of Germany)

Also known as Reef 1950

Where: Germany (47.4° N, 10.2° E: paleocoordinates 31.9° N, 20.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Oberer Schrattenkalk Member (Schrattenkalk Formation), Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified rudstone and lithified framestone

• Gray massive limestone with no obvious bedding. Rare in situ framestones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Collection size provided for corals only. Data from 5 small collections in the area

Primary reference: R. C. Baron-Szabo. 1997. Die Korallenfazies der ostalpinen Kreide (Helvetikum: Allgäuer Schrattenkalk; Nördliche Kalkalpen: Brandenberger Gosau) - Taxonomie, Palökologie. Zitteliana 21:3-97 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25535: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Only corals described in detail
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unclassified
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Requienidae indet., ? Pectinacaea indet.
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolitidae indet.
Radiolitidae indet. Gray 1848 rudist
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Paretallonia bendukidzeae
Paretallonia bendukidzeae Sikharulidze 1972 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
Latusastrea sp., Latusastrea provincialis
Latusastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Actinaraea tenuis
Actinaraea tenuis Morycowa 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Dermosmilia sp., Dermosmilia cretacica
Dermosmilia sp. Koby 1884 stony coral
Dermosmilia cretacica Turnsek 1974 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Neocoeniopsis corollaris
Neocoeniopsis corollaris Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Pleurophyllia sp., Amphiaulastrea conferta
Pleurophyllia sp. Fromentel 1856 stony coral
2 species
Amphiaulastrea conferta Ogilvie 1897 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
Columnocoenia cf. ksiazkiewiczi
Columnocoenia cf. ksiazkiewiczi Morycowa 1964 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi, Comoseris cf. minima, Microsolena sp., "Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major, Microsolena kobyi, Eocomoseris raueni
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Comoseris cf. minima Beauvais 1964 stony coral
Microsolena sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Microsolena kobyi Prever 1909 stony coral
Eocomoseris raueni Löser 1993 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea crespoi, Microphyllia densecostata
Fungiastraea crespoi Felix 1891 stony coral
Microphyllia densecostata Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni, Isastrea neocomiensis, Clausastrea plana, Complexastrea cf. seriata
"Latiastrea kaufmanni" = Paraclausastrea kaufmanni Koby 1897 stony coral
Isastrea neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Clausastrea plana de Fromentel 1877 stony coral
Complexastrea cf. seriata Turnsek 1972 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora styriaca
Hydnophora styriaca Michelin 1847 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Eohydnophora ovalis, Felixigyra patruliusi, "Pseudomyriophyllia cf. turnsekae" = Eugyra turnsekae, Eugyra lanckoronensis, Myriophyllia propria
Eohydnophora ovalis Masse and Morycowa 1994 stony coral
Felixigyra patruliusi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
"Pseudomyriophyllia cf. turnsekae" = Eugyra turnsekae Baron-Szabo 1996 stony coral
Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Myriophyllia propria Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata
"Heliocoenia carpathica" = Stylina inflata Fromentel 1856 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Cladophyllia cf. rollieri
Cladophyllia cf. rollieri Koby 1888 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Cyathophora miyakoensis" = Cryptocoenia miyakoensis, Cyathophora haysensis
"Cyathophora miyakoensis" = Cryptocoenia miyakoensis Eguchi 1936 stony coral
Cyathophora haysensis Wells 1932 stony coral
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae
Barroisia sp.
Barroisia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1882 calcareous sponge
Demospongea
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"Demospongea indet." = Demospongiae
"Demospongea indet." = Demospongiae Sollas 1875 demosponge
Lithocodium
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Lithocodium sp.
Lithocodium sp. Elliott 1956
Cyanophyceae
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Cayeuxia sp.
Cayeuxia sp. Frollo 1938
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Lithoporella sp., Lithophyllum sp.
Lithoporella sp. Foslie 1909
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Acicularia sp.
Acicularia sp. d'Archiac 1843
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Salpingoporella hasi, Salpingoporella muehlbergi
 Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Clypeina sp.
Clypeina sp. Michelin 1845