Rif oriental (Miocene of Morocco)
Where: Morocco (34.7° N, 3.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 3.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; conglomerate and sandy marl
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J.-P. Chevalier. 1962. Les Madréporaires miocènes du Maroc. Notes et mémoires du service geologique 173:1-74 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 161391: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.09.2014
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Taxonomic list
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Hydrozoa | |
Millepora sp. fire coral | |
Anthozoa | |
Madracis incerta Chevalier 1962 stony coral | |
Stylophora subreticulata Reuss 1871 stony coral | |
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Cladocora cf. reussi Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Aquitanastraea pruvosti Chevalier 1954 stony coral | |
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis, "Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
"Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis Seguenza 1864 stony coral | |
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Lithophyllia cf. patula Sismonda 1871 stony coral | |
Porites cf. leptoclada Reuss 1871 stony coral | |
Dendrophyllia amica, Balanophyllia cf. compressa, Eupsammia compressa, "Eupsammia cf. cylindrica" = Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica, Balanophyllia varians, "Eupsammia cf. praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga, Balanophyllia irregularis, Balanophyllia concinna
Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia cf. compressa Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Eupsammia compressa Sismonda 1871 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. cylindrica" = Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza 1864 stony coral
Balanophyllia concinna Reuss 1871 stony coral | |
Deltocyathus cf. italicus, Paracyathus cf. pedemontanus, Paracyathus turonensis, Ceratotrochus multispinosus, "Edwardsotrochus sp." = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus), "Edwardsotrochus cf. bellinyherianus" = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus), "Edwardsotrochus marocensis" = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus), Edwardsotrochus cf. subcristatus, Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites, "Trochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus, Aplocyathus pyramidatus, "Tethocyathus cf. microphyllus" = Trochocyathus microphyllus, "Paratrochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus, Trochocyathus plicatus, Ceratocyathus cf. cornucopia, Acanthocyathus versicostatus, Acanthocyathus laterocristatus
Deltocyathus cf. italicus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Paracyathus cf. pedemontanus stony coral
Paracyathus turonensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Ceratotrochus multispinosus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Edwardsotrochus sp." = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) Chevalier 1961 stony coral
"Edwardsotrochus cf. bellinyherianus" = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) stony coral
"Edwardsotrochus marocensis" = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) stony coral
Edwardsotrochus cf. subcristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Trochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Aplocyathus pyramidatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Tethocyathus cf. microphyllus" = Trochocyathus microphyllus Reuss 1871 stony coral
"Paratrochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochocyathus plicatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Ceratocyathus cf. cornucopia Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Acanthocyathus versicostatus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Acanthocyathus laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Flabellum cf. carenatum Zuffardi-Comerci 1932 stony coral |