Fenoliga, Facies B, Istria, Croatia (Cretaceous to of Croatia)

Also known as Reef 1951

Where: Croatia (44.8° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 29.2° N, 14.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Turonian to Middle Turonian (93.5 - 83.5 Ma)

• No finer resolution given. Data from several horizons both in Turonian and Santonian

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

• Late transgressive to lowstand systems tract
• Rudist biostrome - Facies B wackestone-packstone texture of matrix

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: A. Moro. 1997. Stratigraphy and paleoenvironments of rudist biostromes in the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-upper Santonian) limestones of southern Istria, Croatia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 131:113-131 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24021: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 29.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Bacinella sp.
Bacinella sp. Radoicic 1959
  -
Cayeuxia sp.
Cayeuxia sp. Frollo 1938
Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolites sp., Durania sp., Praeradiolites sp.
Radiolites sp. Lamarck 1801 rudist
Durania sp. Douvillé 1908 rudist
Praeradiolites sp. Douvillé 1902 rudist
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Hippurites sp.
Hippurites sp. Lamarck 1801 rudist
Foraminifera
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina sphaeroidea
 Textulariina - Cuneolinidae
Cuneolina sp.
 Textulariina - Nezzazatidae
Nezzazata simplex, Nezzazatinella picardi
 Fusulinina - Earlandiidae
Aeolisaccus kotori
 Biokovinacea - Charentiidae
Moncharmontia appeninica
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Nummoloculina sp.
 Miliolida - Soritidae
Scandonea samnitica
 Thaumatoporellales -
Thaumatoporella parvovesiculifera