Biouès, Midi- Pyrénées (Paleocene of France)

Where: France (43.2° N, 1.1° E: paleocoordinates 36.1° N, 0.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• Montian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

• no information given

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Alloiteau and J. Tissier. 1958. Les madréporaires du montien des petites pyrénées (Comparaison avec ceux du Montien de Mons). Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire naturelle de Toulouse 93:241-293 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 76889: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 07.12.2007

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
"Actinastraea hexaphylloides" = Actinastrea geminata
"Actinastraea hexaphylloides" = Actinastrea geminata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
questionable assignment
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parasmilia aff. lindstroemi Hennig 1899 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
"Placotrochus aff. elongatus" = Periplacotrochus elongatus
"Placotrochus aff. elongatus" = Periplacotrochus elongatus Duncan 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae
Brachiatusmilia fuxeensis n. sp. Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Placosmilia aff. bojnicensis Alloiteau 1949 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Phacellocoenia bazerquei n. sp. Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
"Vivesastraea villattae n. sp." = Pattalophyllia grumi
"Vivesastraea villattae n. sp." = Pattalophyllia grumi Catullo 1852 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
"Eupsammia lehmani n. sp." = Balanophyllia besairiei
"Eupsammia lehmani n. sp." = Balanophyllia besairiei Alloiteau 1958 stony coral
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
Parapolytremacis alloiteaui n. sp. Alloiteau and Tissier 1958