Hauptrogenstein, Bajocian, Tiersteinberg (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.5° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 17.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hauptraugenstein Formation, Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; chalk

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Primary reference: E. Wullschleger. 1971. Bemerkungen zum fossilen Korallenvorkommen Tiersteinberg-Limperg-Kei. Mitteilungen der aargauischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Band 28 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162373: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 24.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria sp., Thamnasteria mammosa, Thamnasteria mettensis, Thamnasteria cf. defrancei, Thamnasteria terquemi
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
Thamnasteria mammosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thamnasteria mettensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Thamnasteria cf. defrancei Michelin 1840 stony coral
Thamnasteria terquemi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Complexastrea kobyi, Complexastrea cotteaui, Isastrea limitata, Isastrea cf. tenuistriata, Isastrea cf. alimena, Isastrea cf. nantuacumensis, Isastrea cf. explanulata, Isastrea cf. marcoui
Complexastrea kobyi Beauvais 1966 stony coral
Complexastrea cotteaui d'Orbigny 1847 stony coral
Isastrea limitata M'Coy 1848 stony coral
Isastrea cf. tenuistriata MacCoy 1848 stony coral
Isastrea cf. alimena d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Isastrea cf. nantuacumensis Beauvais 1966 stony coral
Isastrea cf. explanulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Isastrea cf. marcoui Koby 1885 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea sp.
Actinastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina sp.
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
? Cladophyllia babeauana, ? Cladophyllia tenuis, ? Cladophyllia choffati
? Cladophyllia babeauana d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
? Cladophyllia tenuis Koby 1889 stony coral
? Cladophyllia choffati Koby 1884 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia cf. greppini
Meandrophyllia cf. greppini Koby 1888 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Microphyllia meandra" = Collignonastraea meandra
"Microphyllia meandra" = Collignonastraea meandra d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae
? Columnocoenia minima
? Columnocoenia minima Beauvais 1966 stony coral