Fairfax (Pleistocene of Australia)

Also known as Reef 4097

Where: Queensland, Australia (23.9° S, 152.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. Dechnik, J. M. Webster, G. E. Webb, L. Nothdurft, A. Dutton, J. Braga, J. Zhao, S. Duce, and J. Sadler. 2017. The evolution of the Great Barrier Reef during the Last Interglacial Period. Global and Planetary Change 149:53-71 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184506: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 09.03.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora exaesa
Millepora exaesa fire coral
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia sp., Symphyllia sp., Symphyllia recta
Lobophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Symphyllia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora sp., Leptoria sp., Platygyra sinensis, Platygyra lamellina, Caulastrea furcata, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia ? speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, "Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera, Cyphastrea sp., Cyphastrea ? serailia, Favites sp., Favites ? abdita, Favites pentagona
Echinopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Leptoria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Caulastrea furcata Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia ? speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846 stony coral
Cyphastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Cyphastrea ? serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites ? abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites pentagona Esper 1794 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona sp.
Pavona sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites ? lutea, Porites ? australiensis, Goniopora sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites ? lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Porites ? australiensis Vaughan 1918 stony coral
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia sp.
Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria sp.
Turbinaria sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Isopora palifera, Alveopora verrilliana, Montipora sp., Acropora sp., Acropora ex gr. nasuta, Acropora ex gr. robusta, Acropora ex gr. aspera, Acropora ex gr. gemmifera, Acropora ex gr. humilis, Acropora ex gr. latistella
Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Alveopora verrilliana Dana 1872 stony coral
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Acropora ex gr. nasuta Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora gr. 34 (A. nasuta)
Acropora ex gr. robusta Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora gr. 7 (A. robusta)
Acropora ex gr. aspera Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora gr. 26 (A. aspera)
Acropora ex gr. gemmifera Brook 1892 stony coral
Acropora gr. 21 (A. humilis, A. gemmifera)
Acropora ex gr. humilis Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora ex gr. latistella Brook 1892 stony coral
Acropora gr. 27 (A. latistella)
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp., Stylophora pistillata, Pocillopora sp., Pocillopora verrucosa, Pocillopora damicornis
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Florideophyceae
  - Corallinophycidae
Mesophyllum sp., Mesophyllum funafutiense, Aethesolithon sp., Lithothamnion sp., Porolithon gardineri, Harveylithon ex gr. munitum, Spongites sp., Neogoniolithon ex gr. fosliei, "Lithophyllum ex gr. prototypum" = Titanoderma prototypum, "Lithophyllum ex gr. pustulatum" = Titanoderma pustulatum, Lithophyllum sp., Lithophyllum ex gr. acrocamptum, Lithophyllum ex gr. kotschyanum, Hydrolithon boergesenii, "Porolithon onkodes" = Hydrolithon onkodes, Pneophyllum conicum, Lithoporella sp.
Mesophyllum sp. Lemoine 1930
Aethesolithon sp. Johnson 1964
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
Harveylithon ex gr. munitum Foslie and Howe 1906
Spongites sp. Kützing 1841
"Lithophyllum ex gr. prototypum" = Titanoderma prototypum Foslie 1897
"Lithophyllum ex gr. pustulatum" = Titanoderma pustulatum Lamouroux 1816
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837
"Porolithon onkodes" = Hydrolithon onkodes Heydrich 1897
Pneophyllum conicum Dawson 1960
Lithoporella sp. Foslie 1909
 Peyssonneliales - Rhodymeniophycidae
Peyssonnelia spp.
Peyssonnelia spp. Decaisne 1841