River Gelingseh, Borneo (Miocene of Indonesia)

Where: Indonesia (1.1° N, 117.9° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° N, 118.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Gelingseh Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• probably from the Gelingseh Beds (Beets 1986, p. 60)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Rutten

Primary reference: H. Gerth. 1923. Die Anthozoenfauna des JungtertiÃĪrs von Borneo [Anthozoa from the Upper Tertiary of Borneo]. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden, serie 1 10:37-136 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 108813: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora pistillata, Seriatopora micrommata, Seriatopora ornata, "Astrocoenia minutissima" = Stylocoeniella minutissima
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Seriatopora micrommata Felix 1921 stony coral
Seriatopora ornata Felix 1921 stony coral
"Astrocoenia minutissima" = Stylocoeniella minutissima Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
"Madrepora fennemai" = Acropora fennemai, "Madrepora duncani" = Acropora duncani, Alveopora daedalea, Alveopora polyacantha, "Polysolenia rutteni n. sp." = Astreopora rutteni, Montipora dubiosa
"Madrepora fennemai" = Acropora fennemai Gerth 1921 stony coral
"Madrepora duncani" = Acropora duncani Reuss 1867 stony coral
Alveopora daedalea Forskal 1775 stony coral
Alveopora polyacantha Reuss 1867 stony coral
"Polysolenia rutteni n. sp." = Astreopora rutteni Gerth 1923 stony coral
Montipora dubiosa Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Comoseris sangkoelirangensis n. sp." = Pironastrea sangkoelirangensis
"Comoseris sangkoelirangensis n. sp." = Pironastrea sangkoelirangensis Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora affinis, Porites cf. lutea, Porites amplectans, Dictyaraea micrantha, Dictyaraea anomala
Goniopora affinis Reuss 1866 stony coral
Porites cf. lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Porites amplectans Felix 1921 stony coral
Dictyaraea micrantha Reuss 1867 stony coral
Dictyaraea anomala Reuss 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Trochoseris florescens
Trochoseris florescens Felix 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastrea echinata
Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Placosmilia sp.
Placosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
"Coelocoenia vacua" = Progyrosmilia vacua, "Coelocoenia torulosa n. sp." = Progyrosmilia torulosa
"Coelocoenia vacua" = Progyrosmilia vacua Gerth 1923 stony coral
"Coelocoenia torulosa n. sp." = Progyrosmilia torulosa Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Orbicella curta" = Astrea curta, "Coeloria cf. magna" = Platygyra, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, Cyphastrea crassa n. sp., Cyphastrea tubifera n. sp., Cyphastrea gemmulifera
"Orbicella curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
"Coeloria cf. magna" = Platygyra stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
subsp. rotulosa
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Cyphastrea crassa n. sp. Gerth 1923 stony coral
Cyphastrea tubifera n. sp. Gerth 1923 stony coral
Cyphastrea gemmulifera Gerth 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Amphihelia alternans n. sp.
Amphihelia alternans n. sp. Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Indophyllia cylindrica, Indophyllia borneensis n. sp.
Indophyllia cylindrica Gerth 1921 stony coral
Indophyllia borneensis n. sp. Gerth 1923 stony coral
 Helioporacea -
Heliopora cf. sparsipora