Ribbon Reef 5, outer shelf core, Section 1, R 3 (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as Reef 3803

Where: Queensland, Australia (15.3° S, 145.8° E: paleocoordinates 15.3° S, 145.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• 25-64 metre, age discussion: 365-452 ky

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; grainstone

• Reefal, warm, shallow, high energy, reef front
• coral framework

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Webster and P. J. Davies. 2003. Coral variation in two deep drill cores: significance for the Pleistocene development of the Great Barrier Reef. Sedimentary Geology 159(1-2):61-80 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80730: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 06.05.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora pistillata, Pocillopora verrucosa
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora humilis, Montipora sp., "Acropora cf. palifera" = Isopora palifera
Acropora humilis Dana 1846 stony coral
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
"Acropora cf. palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Platygyra daedalea, Leptoria phrygia
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites lichen, Porites australiensis, Porites lobata, Porites lutea
Porites lichen Dana 1846 stony coral
questionable assignment
Porites australiensis Vaughan 1918 stony coral
Porites lobata Dana 1846 stony coral
Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral