Kisgyör (Eocene of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (48.0° N, 20.7° E: paleocoordinates 43.7° N, 18.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Kolosvary. 1956. A Bükkhegyseg Eocen Koralljai [Eocene corals from the Bükk Mountains]. Földtani Közlöny 86:67-85 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123846: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Euphyllia contorta stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Rhabdophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Isastrea elegans" = Antiguastrea elegans Reuss 1874 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Circophyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora cf. minima d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral
Astreopora annulata d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Astrocoenia subreticulata d'Achiardi 1875 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora annulata Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Orbicella alpina" = Montastrea alpina, "Orbicella katzeri" = Montastrea katzeri
"Orbicella alpina" = Montastrea alpina d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral
"Orbicella katzeri" = Montastrea katzeri Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Calamophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Calamophyllia subtilis Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
"Cyathoseris dinarica" = Leptoseris dinarica
"Cyathoseris dinarica" = Leptoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinacididae
Actinacis sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Dictyaraea octopartita" = Goniopora octopartita Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Goniopora rudis Reuss 1869 stony coral
Goniopora ameliana Defrance 1826 stony coral
Porites crustulum Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii Haime 1852