Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 8.3° E: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 18.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Schrattenkalk Formation, Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)
• Upper Schrattenkalk. Age determined by larger foraminifers
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
• They were taken from the surface of the limestones at 25 points, each covering 0.5 square metres.
Primary reference: E. Morycowa and D. Decrouez. 2006. Early Aptian scleractinian corals from the Upper Schrattenkalk of Hergiswil (Lucerne region, Helvetic Zone of central Switzerland). Revue de Paléobiologie 25(2):791-838 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72040: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 23.05.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Stylina micropora Koby 1895 stony coral | |
"Actinastrea major" = Stelidioseris major
"Actinastrea major" = Stelidioseris major Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
Etallonasteria minima Etallon 1864 stony coral | |
Latusastrea decipiens Prever 1909 stony coral | |
Latiphyllia cf. neocomiensis Fromentel 1877 stony coral | |
Eugyra pusilla, "Eohydnophora crassa" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) crassa, Felixigyra duncani, "Eohydnophora picteti" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti, Eugyra cotteaui, Eugyra lanckoronensis, Eugyra clavisepta n. sp.
"Eohydnophora crassa" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) crassa Fromentel 1862 stony coral
Felixigyra duncani Prever 1909 stony coral
"Eohydnophora picteti" = Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti Koby 1897 stony coral
Eugyra cotteaui Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Eugyra lanckoronensis Morycowa 1964 stony coral
Eugyra clavisepta n. sp. Morycowa and Decrouez 2006 stony coral | |
Calamophylliopsis fotisalensis Bendukidze 1961 stony coral | |
Meandraraea (Michelinaraea) sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral | |
? Simplexastraea sp. Eliasova 1976 stony coral | |
Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
"Mesomorpha ornata" = Ahrdorffia ornata
"Mesomorpha ornata" = Ahrdorffia ornata Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
Periseris frondescens, "Ovalastrea lorioli" = Ellipsocoenia lorioli, Thamnoseris carpathica, Vallimeandra sp., Fungiastraea muelleri, Fungiastraea columellaris
Periseris frondescens d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
"Ovalastrea lorioli" = Ellipsocoenia lorioli Koby 1896 stony coral
Thamnoseris carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Vallimeandra sp. Alloiteau 1957 stony coral
Fungiastraea muelleri Eliasova 1994 stony coral
Fungiastraea columellaris Hackemesser 1936 stony coral | |
Microsolenidae indet., ? Trocharea sp., Dimorpharaea manchacaensis, Dimorpharaea cf. catalaunica, ? Dermoseris sp., Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi, Microsolena "sp. B", ? Microsolena "sp. C", Microsolena "sp. A", Microsolena aff. agariciformis, "Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major, Microsolena formosa n. sp., Eocomoseris sp., Comoseris sp., "Comoseris bargyensis" = Comoseris jireceki
Microsolenidae indet. Koby 1890 stony coral
? Trocharea sp. Etallon 1864 stony coral
Dimorpharaea manchacaensis Wells 1933 stony coral
Dimorpharaea cf. catalaunica Reig Oriol 1995 stony coral
? Dermoseris sp. Koby 1887 stony coral
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. B" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
? Microsolena "sp. C" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Microsolena "sp. A" Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Microsolena aff. agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
"Microsolena distefanoi" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Microsolena formosa n. sp. Morycowa and Decrouez 2006 stony coral
Comoseris sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
"Comoseris bargyensis" = Comoseris jireceki Toula 1889 stony coral | |
Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi Morycowa 1964 stony coral |