Dresden-Plauen, Saxony (Cretaceous of Germany)

Also known as Reef 2601

Where: Germany (51.0° N, 13.7° E: paleocoordinates 40.3° N, 13.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Dölzschen Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• middle Upper Cenomanian, Calycoceras naviculare and Metoicoceras geslinianum zones, "Klippenfazies"

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified conglomerate and lithified limestone

• Reworked corals, presumably from a reworked biostrome

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Löser. 1998. Die Korallen der sächsischen Oberkreide - eine Zwischenbilanz und Bemerkungen zu Korallenfaunen des Cenomans [Upper Cretaceous corals from Saxony (Germany) - interim results and notes on Cenomanian coral faunas]. Abhandlungen des Staatlichen Museums für Mineralogie und Geologie zu Dresden 43/44:173-187 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74193: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.07.2007

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Gorgonacea -
Moltkia foveolata Reuss 1846 gorgonian
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea ramosa Sowerby 1832 stony coral
Actinastrea cf. pseudominima Koby 1897 stony coral
"Actinastrea tourtiensis" = Stelidioseris tourtiensis Bölsche 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Stibastrea sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Siderastrea splendida Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
"Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans
"Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Dimorphocoenia sp. de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Peplosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Glenarea cf. poctai Eliasova 1991 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi
"Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi Bölsche 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae
"Pachycoenia clemens" = Heterocoenia, Confusaforma weyeri
"Pachycoenia clemens" = Heterocoenia stony coral
Confusaforma weyeri Löser 1987 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae
Paramontlivaltia "sp. 1" Alloiteau 1951 stony coral
Paramontlivaltia "sp. 2" Alloiteau 1951 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Negoporitidae
"Goniopora michelini" = Negoporites spissus
"Goniopora michelini" = Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Neothecoseris circulus" = Brachyphyllia circulus Eliasova 1994 stony coral
Latiastrea sp. Beauvais 1964 stony coral
Fungiastraea cf. cotteaui de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
? Fungiastraea conferta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Vallimeandra fromenteli Boelsche 1871 stony coral
Microphyllia "sp. 1" d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Microphyllia "sp. 2" d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Adelocoenia carantonensis Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Stylohelia granulata Boelsche 1871 stony coral
Stylina grandis stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Mesomorpha minima Löser 1989 stony coral
Thamnasteria tenuissima Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Placoseris
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"Acrosmilia patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis
"Acrosmilia patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis Fromentel 1857