Also known as Reef 3954
Where: Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia (8.2° S, 124.5° E: paleocoordinates 8.2° S, 124.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• ESR age ~131-117 ka, MIS 5e
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Primary reference: W. S. Hantoro, P. A. Pirazzoli, C. Jouannic, C. T. Hoang, U. Radtke, C. Causse, M. Borel Best, R. Lafont, S. Bieda and K. Lambeck. 1994. Quaternary uplifted coral reef terraces on Alor Island, East Indonesia. Coral Reefs 13:215-223 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 89161: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.05.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral | |
Coeloseris mayeri Vaughan 1918 stony coral |