Son Sastre, Mallorca (Oligocene of Spain)

Also known as Reef 4016

Where: Spain (39.5° N, 3.0° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 1.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Son Sastre Sandstones and Lutites Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• Lower Rupelian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: intrashelf or intraplatform reef; lithified limestone

• coral patches and small patch-reefs probably in a lagoonal environment

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Alvarez, P. Busquets, M. Vilaplana and E. Ramos-Guerrero. 1989. Fauna coralina paleogena de las Islas Baleares (Mallorca y Cabrera), Espana [Paleogene coral fauna from the Baleares Islands (Mallorca and Cabrera), Spain]. Batalleria 3:61-68 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92080: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.10.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia lobatorotundata Michelin 1842 stony coral
Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora haidingeri Reuss 1864 stony coral
Acropora ramosi n. sp. Alvarez et al. 1989 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora ameliana Defrance 1826 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Cyathoseris subregularis Reuss 1874 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Phyllocoenia friulana" = Montastraea
"Phyllocoenia friulana" = Montastraea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral