Wadi Sahtan, Jebel Akhdar, Sahtan Group, Lithiotis Limestone (Jurassic of Oman)

Also known as Reef 577

Where: Oman (23.3° N, 57.3° E: paleocoordinates 5.1° S, 43.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sahtan Group, Pliensbachian (190.8 - 182.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. F. Geyer. 1977. Die "Lithiotis-Kalke" im Bereich der unterjurassischen Tethys [The "Lithiotis Limestones" in the Lower Jurassic Tethys realm]. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen 153(3):304-340 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68356: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
"Calamophyllia cf. stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi
"Calamophyllia cf. stokesi" = Calamophylliopsis stockesi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Lithiotis sp. Gümbel 1871 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna sp. Retzius 1788 mussel
 Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
"Durga sp." = Pachyrisma (Durga)
"Durga sp." = Pachyrisma (Durga) clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Opisoma sp. Stoliczka 1871 clam