Boryszew (Paleocene of Poland)

Where: Poland (52.2° N, 20.2° E: paleocoordinates 45.6° N, 16.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• Crania tuberculata beds, Upper Danian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone

• marly sandstones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Rozkowska. 1955. Koralowce okolic Sochaczewa z warstw z Crania tuberculata [Corals from Sochaczew from the Crania tuberculata Beds]. Acta Geologica Polonica 5:241-272 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87245: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Deltocyathus staszici n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus, "Parasmilia helenae n. sp." = Parasmilia centralis, "Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki, "Caryophyllia kongieli n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki
"Deltocyathus staszici n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus Gabb and Horn 1860 stony coral
"Parasmilia helenae n. sp." = Parasmilia centralis Mantell 1822 stony coral
"Caryophyllia konincki" = Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Caryophyllia kongieli n. sp." = Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
"Eupsammia pozaryskii n. sp." = Balanophyllia caulifera
"Eupsammia pozaryskii n. sp." = Balanophyllia caulifera Conrad 1848 stony coral