Also known as Reef 1985
Where: France (43.8° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 3.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: mechanical
Primary reference: C. Chaix and B. Cahuzac. 2001. Une faune inédite de coraux scléractiniaires dans le gisement chattien d'Escornebéou (Landes, SW France); stratigraphie, systématique et paléoécologie. Annales de Paléontologie 87(1):3-47 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22968: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 05.07.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Astrocoenia bistellata Catullo 1856 stony coral | |
Goniopora granosa Matheron 1961 stony coral
Porites collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral | |
Pavona profunda Reuss 1868 stony coral
Pavona ruvida Prever 1921 stony coral | |
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) michelottii" = Trochocyathus michelottii, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiatus, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) subcristatus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) sp.
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) michelottii" = Trochocyathus michelottii d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiatus Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) subcristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Flabellum aff. striatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral | |
Cladangia semispherica Defrance 1826 stony coral
Astrangia manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral | |
Favites detecta Michelotti 1871 stony coral
Antiguastrea alveolaris Catullo 1856 stony coral | |
Lithophyllia detrita Michelin 1842 stony coral | |
Heliastrea (Athecastraea) vesiculosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral Heliastraea (Athecastraea) vesiculosa
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Turbinaria cyathiformis, Dendrophyllia sp., "Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) guidottii" = Dendrophyllia guidottii, Balanophyllia sp., Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica
Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830 stony coral
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) guidottii" = Dendrophyllia guidottii Simonelli 1897 stony coral
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica Michelotti 1838 stony coral |