Tata River, loc. 13, 69 and 70, Ceram (Pliocene of Indonesia)

Where: Maluku, Indonesia (2.9° S, 129.5° E: paleocoordinates 2.9° S, 129.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• probably Pliocene

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. H. F. Umbgrove. 1924. Report on Pleistocene and Pliocene corals from Ceram. In L. Rutten, W. Holtz (eds.), Geological, petrographical and palaeontological results of explorations, carried out from September 1917 till June 1919 in the island of Ceram, Second Series: Palaeontology 1:1-22 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 127836: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Acanthocyathus malayicus" = Acanthocyathus grayi
"Acanthocyathus malayicus" = Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum irregulare Semper 1872 stony coral
Flabellum variabile Semper 1872 stony coral
Flabellum pavoninum Lesson 1831 stony coral
subsp. distinctum
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
"Galaxea clava" = Galaxea astreata
"Galaxea clava" = Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral