Panagia, Gavdos Island, South Greece (Miocene of Greece)

Also known as Reef 3420

Where: Greece (34.8° N, 24.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.5° N, 23.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• marly limestone in thickness of 3-3.5 m

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. Tsaparas and A. Marcopoulou-Diacantoni. 2005. Tortonian Scleractinian Corals from the island of Gavdos (South Greece). Revue de Paléobiologie 24(2):629-637 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60773: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
"Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai
"Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai Michelotti 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
listed as Solenastraea tizeroutinensis
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea reussiana
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
Heliastrea sp., Heliastrea oligophylla
Heliastrea sp. Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
listed as Heliastraea sp.
Heliastrea oligophylla Reuss 1871 stony coral
listed as Heliastraea oligophylla