PBDB Collection

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

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Anthozoa
Helioporacea - Helioporidae	Pseudopolytremacis spinoseptata Pseudopolytremacis spinoseptata Morycowa 1971
Gorgonacea -	Moltkia foveolata Moltkia foveolata Reuss 1846 gorgonian
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Mesomorpha minima, ? Thamnasteria belgica, Thamnasteria tenuissima Mesomorpha minima Löser 1989 stony coral ? Thamnasteria belgica stony coral Thamnasteria tenuissima Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae	Paramontlivaltia "sp. 1", Paramontlivaltia "sp. 2" Paramontlivaltia "sp. 1" Alloiteau 1951 stony coral Paramontlivaltia "sp. 2" Alloiteau 1951 stony coral
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Actinastrea cf. pseudominima, Actinastrea ramosa, "Actinastrea tourtiensis" = Stelidioseris tourtiensis Actinastrea cf. pseudominima Koby 1897 stony coral Actinastrea ramosa Sowerby 1832 stony coral "Actinastrea tourtiensis" = Stelidioseris tourtiensis Bölsche 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea splendida, Synhelia gibbosa Siderastrea splendida Pocta 1887 stony coral Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae	Stibastrea aff. felixi, Stibastrea sp. Stibastrea aff. felixi stony coral Stibastrea sp. Etallon 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae	"Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans "Latohelia reptans" = Pleurocora reptans Pocta 1887 stony coral
Scleractinia - Negoporitidae	"Goniopora michelini" = Negoporites spissus "Goniopora michelini" = Negoporites spissus Pocta 1887 stony coral
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Fungiastraea parallela, Fungiastraea cf. cotteaui, ? Fungiastraea conferta, "Neothecoseris circulus" = Brachyphyllia circulus, Dimorphastrea patenoides, Vallimeandra fromenteli, Latiastrea sp., Microphyllia "sp. 1", Microphyllia "sp. 2" Fungiastraea parallela stony coral Fungiastraea cf. cotteaui de Fromentel 1857 stony coral ? Fungiastraea conferta Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral "Neothecoseris circulus" = Brachyphyllia circulus Eliasova 1994 stony coral Dimorphastrea patenoides stony coral Vallimeandra fromenteli Boelsche 1871 stony coral Latiastrea sp. Beauvais 1964 stony coral Microphyllia "sp. 1" d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral Microphyllia "sp. 2" d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	"Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi "Colonicyathus geinitzi" = Microsmilia geinitzi Bölsche 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae	Confusaforma weyeri, "Pachycoenia clemens" = Heterocoenia Confusaforma weyeri Löser 1987 stony coral "Pachycoenia clemens" = Heterocoenia stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Adelocoenia carantonensis, Stylina grandis, Stylohelia granulata Adelocoenia carantonensis Orbigny 1850 stony coral Stylina grandis stony coral Stylohelia granulata Boelsche 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Glenarea cf. poctai Glenarea cf. poctai Eliasova 1991 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Montlivaltia tourtiensis, Peplosmilia sp., Dimorphocoenia sp. Montlivaltia tourtiensis stony coral Peplosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral Dimorphocoenia sp. de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Placoseris
-	"Acrosmilia patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis "Acrosmilia patellata" = Placoseris eturbensis Fromentel 1857