Nias Island A (Pliocene of Indonesia)

Where: Indonesia (1.1° N, 97.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 99.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nias Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• probably from the upper Nias Beds (Pliocene) with possibly some admixture of Pleistocene reef terrace fossils

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. J. Boekschoten, M. Borel Best, A. Oosterbaan and F. M. Molenkamp. 1989. Past corals and recent reefs in Indonesia. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23(2):117-122 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 108772: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae
Diploastrea heliopora
Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea astreata
Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Echinopora lamellosa, "Cyphastrea serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia, "Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia, "Goniastrea tenuis" = Coelastrea tenuis, Goniastrea edwardsi, Goniastrea pectinata, "Favia rotumana" = Dipsastraea rotumana, "Montastrea cf. curta" = Astrea curta
Echinopora lamellosa Esper 1795 stony coral
"Cyphastrea serailia" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Cyphastrea niasensis" = Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Goniastrea tenuis" = Coelastrea tenuis Verrill 1866 stony coral
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral
Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
"Favia rotumana" = Dipsastraea rotumana Gardiner 1899 stony coral
"Montastrea cf. curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Mussidae indet.
Mussidae indet. Ortmann 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Heterocyathus cf. rousseaui
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia cf. hemprichii
Lobophyllia cf. hemprichii Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Plesiastrea versipora
Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Seriatopora cf. hystrix, Pocillopora madreporacea, Stylophora pistillata
Seriatopora cf. hystrix Dana 1846 stony coral
Pocillopora madreporacea Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Alveopora sp., Acropora sp., Astreopora sp.
Alveopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Astreopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Goniopora sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona clavus, Pachyseris speciosa, Pachyseris rugosa, Leptoseris cf. tenuis, Leptoseris cf. gardineri
Pavona clavus Dana 1846 stony coral
Pachyseris speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Leptoseris cf. gardineri van der Horst 1921 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia sp.
Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral