Chorousky, Czechia (Cretaceous of Czech Republic)

Also known as Chorousek

Where: Czech Republic (50.3° N, 14.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.3° N, 13.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Brezno Formation, Turonian (93.9 - 89.8 Ma)

• late/middle Turonian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified rudstone

• coral reef?

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: H. Eliásová. 1997. Coraux crétacés de Bohême (Cénomanien supérieur; Turonien inférieur - Coniacien inférieur), République tchèque. Vestnik Ceskeho geologichickeho ustavu 72:245-266 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35104: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Marcus Apel on 11.11.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
"Micrabacia wellsi" = Stephanophyllia lanquinei
"Micrabacia wellsi" = Stephanophyllia lanquinei Alloiteau 1936 stony coral