Sassangy, France (Jurassic of France)

Also known as Reef 2797

Where: Bourgogne, France (46.7° N, 4.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.0° N, 27.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Bajocian (170.9 - 168.6 Ma)

• Propinquans and Humphriesianum zones

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: B. Lathuilière. 2000. Coraux constructeurs du Bajocien inférieur de France. 1ère Partie. Géobios 33:51-72 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38572: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Benjamin Brenneis on 26.04.2004

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria mettensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
"Isastraea bernardiana" = Isastrea
"Isastraea bernardiana" = Isastrea stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
"Dimorpharaea verdati" = Microsolena verdati
"Dimorpharaea verdati" = Microsolena verdati Koby 1889 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae