Where: Libya (29.2° N, 18.8° E: paleocoordinates 27.2° N, 16.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Abu Hashish Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
• Corals only
Primary reference: J. Hladil, J. Otava, and A. Galle. 1991. Oligocene carbonate buildups of the Sirt Basin, Libya. Salem, M.J., Hammuda, O.S., Eliagoubi, B.A. (eds.): The Geology of Libya, Volume 4 1401-1420 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34498: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.09.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Stylophora thirsiformis Michelotti 1847 stony coral | |
Heliastrea cf. autignacensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral | |
Antiguastrea aff. saucatsensis, Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis, Monticulastraea sp., Hydnophyllia oligocaenica
Antiguastrea aff. saucatsensis stony coral
Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis Kühn 1925 stony coral
Monticulastraea sp. Duncan 1880 stony coral
Hydnophyllia oligocaenica stony coral | |
Stylocora sp. Reuss 1871 stony coral | |
? Meandrina sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral | |
"Heliastreopsis dallagoi" = Montastraea
"Heliastreopsis dallagoi" = Montastraea stony coral |