Where: Burgenland, Austria (47.8° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.3° N, 16.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Lethia Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• N.B. the unit currently is not defined formally...the term Leitha Limestone is used in a purely descriptive manner. Primary lithology: framestone Fossils collected from primary lithology
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; shelly/skeletal limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: B. Riegl and W.E. Piller. 2000. Biostromal Coral Facies—A Miocene Example from the Leitha Limestone (Austria) and its Actualistic Interpretation. Palaios 15(5):399-413 [W. Clyde/J. Finarelli/J. Finarelli]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 37429: authorized by Will Clyde, entered by John Finarelli on 15.03.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Anthozoa | |
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral | |
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950 stony coral |