Saint-Sorlin, Isère (Miocene of France)

Where: France (45.5° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.7° N, 4.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Lower Tortonian

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: G. Demarcq

Primary reference: J. P. Chevalier, G. Demarcq, R. Busnardo, S. Elmi, C. Mangold and G. Le Hegarat. 1964. Les Madréporaires miocènes de la vallée du Rhône. (11)7-49 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161606: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
"Amphihelia cf. profunda" = Madrepora profunda
"Amphihelia cf. profunda" = Madrepora profunda Chevalier 1961 stony coral
1 fragment of colonie