Lutao, core LD-2, 6.9 yr BP (Holocene of Taiwan)

Where: Taiwan (22.6° N, 121.5° E: paleocoordinates 22.6° N, 121.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• coral reef

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Shena, C. Wu, C. F. Dai and S. Y. Gong. 2018. Variable uplift rate through time: Holocene coral reef and neotectonics of Lutao, eastern Taiwan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 156:201-206 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 193365: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 15.05.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral