PBDB Collection

Amity, North Stradbroke Island (Pleistocene of Australia)

Where: Queensland, Australia (27.4° S, 153.4° E: paleocoordinates 27.4° S, 153.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; muddy sandstone and limestone

• sheltered environment but open to the ocean without wide fluctuations in salinity

• corals are enclosed in muddy sediments, no evidence of cemented reef rock

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. W. Pickett, C. H. Thompson, R. A. Kelley and D. Roman. 1985. Evidence of high sea level during isotope stage 5c in Queensland, Australia. Quaternary Research 24:103-114 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97666: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.08.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora sp. Millepora sp. fire coral
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Galaxea fascicularis Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Seriatopora hystrix, Pocillopora damicornis Seriatopora hystrix Dana 1846 stony coral Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora aspera, Acropora cf. robusta, Acropora microphthalma, "Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata, Acropora millepora, Acropora valida, Acropora cf. longicyathus, Montipora "sp. A", Montipora "sp. B", "Acropora cf. cuneata" = Isopora cuneata, Astreopora sp. Acropora aspera Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora cf. robusta Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora microphthalma Verrill 1869 stony coral "Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Acropora millepora Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Acropora valida Dana 1846 stony coral Acropora cf. longicyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral Montipora "sp. A" Blainville 1830 stony coral Montipora "sp. B" Blainville 1830 stony coral "Acropora cf. cuneata" = Isopora cuneata Dana 1846 stony coral Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	Lobophyllia corymbosa, Lobophyllia hemprichii, Symphyllia cf. recta, Symphyllia cf. valenciennesii Lobophyllia corymbosa Forskal 1775 stony coral Lobophyllia hemprichii Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Symphyllia cf. recta Dana 1846 stony coral Symphyllia cf. valenciennesii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Platygyra sp., "Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Hydnophora exesa, Cyphastrea serailia, Favites halicora, "Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera, Goniastrea australensis, "Favites bennettae" = Oulophyllia bennettae, Oulophyllia crispa Platygyra sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral "Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766 stony coral Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral Favites halicora Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral "Goniastrea aspera" = Coelastrea aspera Verrill 1866 stony coral Goniastrea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral "Favites bennettae" = Oulophyllia bennettae Veron and Pichon 1977 stony coral Oulophyllia crispa Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Favia sp. Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Goniopora sp., Porites sp. Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Herpolitha limax, Fungia fungites, Heliofungia actiniformis Herpolitha limax Esper 1797 stony coral Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Heliofungia actiniformis Quoi and Gaimard 1833 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	"Coscinaraea columna" = Psammocora columna "Coscinaraea columna" = Psammocora columna Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Pachyseris rugosa, Pavona varians, Pavona decussata Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral Pavona varians Verrill 1864 stony coral Pavona decussata Dana 1846 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Turbinaria radicalis Turbinaria radicalis Bernard 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Leptastreidae	Leptastrea purpurea Leptastrea purpurea Dana 1846 stony coral