Gaas: Rupelian, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
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Pattalophyllia subcurvata
(Reuss 1864)
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stony coral |
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| recombined as Ilariosmilia subcurvata | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Parasmilia jusani n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Bathycyathus matheroni n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites parisiorum
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stony coral |
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| Porites parisiorum tertia decima | ||||||||||
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Porites oligocenica n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Porites matheroni n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Dictyaraea elegans
(Leymerie 1846)
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stony coral |
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| recombined as Goniopora elegans | ||||||||||
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Dictyaraea garauxi n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Dictyaraea gaasensis n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Dictyaraea poritoides n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Cladocora gaasensis n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Favites tenera
(Reuss 1868)
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stony coral |
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| synonym of Colpophyllia stellata | ||||||||||
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Tarbellastraea ovalis
(von Guembel 1861)
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stony coral |
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Tarbellastraea edwardsi n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Rhizangiidae
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Rhizangia brevissima
(Deshayes 1834)
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stony coral |
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Platycoenia palmata
(Catullo 1856)
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stony coral |
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| recombined as Astrocoenia palmata | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pocilloporidae
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Stylophora conferta
Reuss 1868
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stony coral |
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Stylophora thirsiformis
(Michelotti 1847)
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stony coral |
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Stylophora cf. distans
(Leymerie 1846)
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stony coral |
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Stylophora gaasensis n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Stylophora ramulosa n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Acropora haidingeri
(Reuss 1864)
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stony coral |
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Acropora pseudolavandulina n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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| synonym of Acropora haidingeri | ||||||||||
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Acropora pachymorpha n. sp.
Chevalier 1956
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stony coral |
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Dendracis mammillosa
Reuss 1868
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stony coral |
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Geography
| Country: | France | State/province: | Aquitaine |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 1.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.1° North, 4.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Rupelian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.9 - 28.4 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified marl |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: marls and marly sandstones with some limestone banks; no true reefs | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92231 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-04 01:10:21 | Last modified: | 2009-11-04 03:10:21 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2011-11-04 01:10:21 |
Reference information
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