Malajon, Palawan, Philippines (Triassic of Philippines)

Also known as Reef 43

Where: Philippines (12.2° N, 119.8° E: paleocoordinates 30.3° N, 123.3° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Coron Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• Reported forams indicate Rhaetian age. Conodonts point to older (late Anisian-early Norian). According to Flügel 2002 Rhaetian age

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone

• Several reefs with up to 40 m thickness

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W. Kiessling and E. Flügel. 2000. Late Paleozoic and Late Triassic limestones from North Palawan Block (Philippines): Microfacies and paleogeographical implications. Facies 43:39-78 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24144: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 01.08.2002

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Taxonomic list

Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Baccanella sp. Pantic 1971
  -
Cayeuxia sp. Frollo 1938
unclassified
  -
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Bullopora sp. Quenstedt 1856
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Pharetronida
 Pharetronida -
Pharetronida indet. Zittel 1878
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia sp. Cuif 1966 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Stylophyllopsis sp. Frech 1890 stony coral
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Gosaukammerella sp. Senowbari-Daryan and Flügel 1996