Also known as Reef 882
Where: Italy (44.4° N, 8.2° E: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 7.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Molare Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone and lithified wackestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
• Focus on coralline algae, some corals described
Primary reference: P. Fravega, M. Piazza, R. Stockar and G. Vannucci. 1994. Oligocene coral and algal reef and related facies of Valzemola (Savona, NW Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 100:423-456 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 36251: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 20.01.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Peyssonnelia antiqua, "Archaeolithothamnium" varium, Lithophyllum lemoinei, Spongites albanensis, Lithoporella melobesioides
Peyssonnelia antiqua Johnson 1964
Spongites albanensis Braga et al. 1993
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909 | |
Anthozoa | |
Antiguastrea lucasiana Defrance 1826 stony coral | |
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea
"Montastrea sp." = Montastraea Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864 stony coral |