Kotobuki-yama (Taiwan) - Riukiu limestone (Pliocene of Taiwan)
Where: Taiwan (23.0° N, 122.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.9° N, 122.5° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Riukiu limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Primary reference: H. Yabe and T. Sugiyama. 1935. Geological and geographical distribution of reef-corals in Japan. Journal of Paleontology 9:183-217 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 63140: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 07.08.2006
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Taxonomic list
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| Anthozoa | |
"Maeandra astreiformis" = Platygyra daedalea, Favites "sp. B", "Orbicella cf. curta" = Astrea curta, Orbicella "sp. B", Cyphastrea serailia
"Maeandra astreiformis" = Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites "sp. B" Link 1807 stony coral
"Orbicella cf. curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
Orbicella "sp. B" Dana 1846 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral | |