Also known as Reef 2708
Where: Iran (31.5° N, 52.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 48.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Qom Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Semiquantitative data reported as: rare (one specimen), frequent (2-10 specimens), abundant (>10 specimens)
Primary reference: F. Schuster and U. Wielandt. 1999. Oligocene and Early Miocene coral faunas from Iran: palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography. International Journal of Earth Sciences 88(3):571-581 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41076: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 06.07.2004, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Diploastrea costata n. sp., Diploastrea coronata n. sp.
Diploastrea costata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Diploastrea coronata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral | |
Astrocoenia cf. zitteli Pratz 1883 stony coral
Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868 stony coral
Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral | |
Stylophora cf. sokkohensis Gerth 1921 stony coral | |
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
? Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Astreopora stellaris Kühn 1933 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral | |
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral | |
Goniopora "sp. 4" Blainville 1830 stony coral
Goniopora "sp. 3" Blainville 1830 stony coral
Goniopora "sp. 1" Blainville 1830 stony coral
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral | |
Plesiastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Agathiphyllia "sp. 2" Reuss 1864 stony coral
Agathiphyllia "sp. 1" Reuss 1864 stony coral | |
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
Acanthastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Caulastrea farsis n. sp., Leptoria sp., Favites sp., Favites cf. inaequiseptata, "Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis, "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior, Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp., Antiguastrea sp.
Caulastrea farsis n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Leptoria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites cf. inaequiseptata Gerth 1921 stony coral
"Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880 stony coral
"Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral
Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Antiguastrea sp. Vaughan 1919 stony coral | |
"Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica
"Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica Schuster 2002 stony coral |