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 | |
Agathiphyllia "sp. 2" Reuss 1864 stony coral
Agathiphyllia "sp. 1" Reuss 1864 stony coral | |
Plesiastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Diploastrea coronata n. sp., Diploastrea costata n. sp.
Diploastrea coronata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Diploastrea costata n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral | |
Antiguastrea sp., Caulastrea farsis n. sp., Favites sp., Favites cf. inaequiseptata, Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp., Leptoria sp., "Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis, "Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior
Antiguastrea sp. Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Caulastrea farsis n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites cf. inaequiseptata Gerth 1921 stony coral
Tarbellastraea hamedanii n. sp. Schuster 2002 stony coral
Leptoria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Hydnophora cf. inaequalis" = Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880 stony coral
"Hydnophora solidior" = Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880 stony coral | |
"Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica
"Ceriosmilia iranica n. gen. n. sp." = Colpophyllia iranica Schuster 2002 stony coral | |
Astreopora stellaris Kühn 1933 stony coral
Astreopora meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
? Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral | |
Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral
Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868 stony coral
Astrocoenia cf. zitteli Pratz 1883 stony coral | |
Stylophora cf. sokkohensis Gerth 1921 stony coral | |
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 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 | |
Acanthastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral |