Where: Alpstein , Switzerland (47.2° N, 9.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 19.3° E)
When: Betlis Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, sandy, calcareous marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. Szabo, K. Tschanz, and P. Kürsteiner. 2022. Scleractinian corals from the Lower Cretaceous of the Alpstein area (Anthozoa; Vitznau Marl; lower Valanginian) and a preliminary comparison with contemporaneous coral assemblages. 2022(141):3 [W. Kiessling/N. Ashraf/N. Ashraf]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 233521: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Nida Ashraf on 12.02.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Anthozoa | |
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Placophyllia cf. florosa Eliasova 1976 stony coral
Placophyllia cf. dianthus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral | |
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Aplosmilia semisulcata Michelin 1843 stony coral | |
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Complexastrea zolleriana Quenstedt 1858 stony coral
Montlivaltia truncata Defrance 1817 stony coral | |
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Actinastrea pseudominima Koby 1897 stony coral | |
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Cyathophora claudiensis Etallon 1859 stony coral | |
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Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral | |
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Dermosmilia sp. Koby 1884 stony coral | |
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Actinaraea tenuis Morycowa 1971 stony coral | |
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Fungiastraea lamellosa stony coral
Thamnoseris cf. carpathica Morycowa 1971 stony coral
Latiastrea mucronata Sikharulidze 1979 stony coral | |
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Stylophyllopsis silingensis stony coral | |
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Heterocoenia inflexa Eichwald 1865 stony coral | |
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Pleurophyllia ? tobleri Koby 1895 stony coral | |
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Axosmilia villersensis Koby 1898 stony coral | |