Donje Oresje, Mt. Medvednica - Coral bioherms: Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian, Croatia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Pleurocora crassa
Reuss 1854
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Nerineidae
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Nerinea (Simploptyxis) nobilis
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Nerinea (Simploptyxis) ampla
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Nerinea (Simploptyxis) buchi
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinastreidae
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Actinastrea octolamellosa
(Michelin 1846)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Actinastrea ramosa
(Sowerby 1832)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Columactinastraea pygmaea
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Columastrea formosa
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| recombined as Columactinastraea formosa | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Columastreidae
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Columastrea striata
(Goldfuss 1826)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Placocoeniidae
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Neocoenia lepida
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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Ellipsosmilia sp.
d'Orbigny 1849
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| spelled with current rank as Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia) | |||||||
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Elasmophyllia deformis
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Mycetophyllopsis antiqua
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| recombined as Meandrastrea antiqua | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Procladocora tenuis
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| synonym of Cladocora gracilis | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Actinacididae
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Actinacis martiniana
d’Orbigny 1850
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Haplaraeidae
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Pleurocora haueri
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Astraraea media
(Sowerby 1832)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dermosmiliidae
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Procladocora simonyi
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| recombined as Calamophylliopsis simonyi | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Synastraeidae
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Synastrea procera
(Reuss 1854)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Latomeandridae
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Thamnoseris hoernesi
(Reuss 1854)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Brachyphylliidae
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Dermosmiliopsis tenuicosta
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
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Dermosmiliopsis orbignyi
Alloiteau 1952
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montastraeidae
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Phyllocoeniopsis pediculata
(Deshayes 1831)
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| recombined as Montastrea pediculata | |||||||
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Phyllocoeniopsis sp.
Alloiteau 1957
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Turnsek and Polsak 1978 | ||||||
| synonym of Montastraea | |||||||
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Florideophyceae
- Corallinales
- Peyssonneliaceae
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Pseudolithothamnium album
Pfender 1936
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| recombined as Polystrata alba | |||||||
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Rhodophyceae
- Solenoporaceae
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Parachaetetes avapatii
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Croatia |
| Coordinates: | 46.0° North, 16.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.0° North, 17.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||
| *International age/stage: | Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | ||
| Key time interval: | Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 86.30000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Age mostly based on rudist assemblage |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "reef rocks" |
| Lithology description: Coral bioherms | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with calcite |
| Bioerosion: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all microfossils |
| Collection methods: | peel or thin section |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 1193 | ||
| Database number: | 11410 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling, U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2001-08-13 12:38:08 | Last modified: | 2009-10-16 07:15:25 |
| Access level: | database members | Released: | 2003-08-13 12:38:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 4165. | A. Polsak, D. Devide-Nedala, D. Turnsek, I. Gusic, and J. Benic. 1978. Biostratigrafski odnosi grebenskih, prigrebenskih i bazenskih naslaga gornje krede u podrucju Donjeg Oresja, SI Medvednica (= Biostratigraphy of Upper Cretaceous reef, subreef and basin deposits at Donje Oresje (Mt. Medvednica, north Croatia)). Geoloski Vjesnik 30(1):189-197 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |
Secondary references:
| 30886 | D. Turnsek and A. Polsak. 1978. Senonijske kolonijske korale iz biolititnega kompleksa v Oresju na Medvednici [Senonian colonial corals from the biolithite complex of Oresje on Mt. Medvednica]. Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede 21(4):129-180 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |