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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp. fire coral
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora subreticulata Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis incerta Chevalier 1962 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites cf. leptoclada Reuss 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis Michelin 1847 stony coral
var. titkhyaminensis
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Lithophyllia cf. patula Sismonda 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora cf. reussi Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Aquitanastraea pruvosti Chevalier 1954 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis, Solenastrea tizeroutinensis
"Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis Seguenza 1864 stony coral
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"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
Ceratotrochus multispinosus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Paracyathus turonensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Ceratocyathus cf. cornucopia Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Acanthocyathus versicostatus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Acanthocyathus laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Deltocyathus cf. italicus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Coenocyathus cf. anthophyllites Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Trochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Trochocyathus plicatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Tethocyathus cf. microphyllus" = Trochocyathus microphyllus Reuss 1871 stony coral
Aplocyathus pyramidatus Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Paratrochocyathus sp." = Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cf. avicula Michelotti 1838 stony coral
var. ornata
Flabellum cf. carenatum Zuffardi-Comerci 1932 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. cylindrica" = Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Eupsammia compressa Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral
Balanophyllia cf. compressa Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Balanophyllia concinna Reuss 1871 stony coral
Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza 1864 stony coral
"Eupsammia cf. praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga Michelotti 1838 stony coral