Spring Creek, Dennant collection (Oligocene of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (38.3° S, 144.3° E: paleocoordinates 53.9° S, 142.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• Dennant said Upper Eocene, according to Cairns 1997 a Janjukian (Oligocene) age is more likely

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Dennant. 1899. Descriptions of new species of corals from the Australian Tertiaries, Part 2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 23:281-287 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122348: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.12.2011, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Fungiacyathidae
"Bathyactis excelsa n. sp." = Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) excelsa6
"Bathyactis excelsa n. sp." = Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) excelsa6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Stephanophyllia implexa n. sp. Dennant 1899 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
? Discotrochus pateriformis n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Trematotrochus complanatus n. sp., "Conocyathus scrobiculatus n. sp." = Conocyathus zelandiae3
Trematotrochus complanatus n. sp. Dennant 1899 stony coral
"Conocyathus scrobiculatus n. sp." = Conocyathus zelandiae3 Duncan 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratotrochus halli n. sp.3 Dennant 1902 stony coral
Ceratotrochus exilis3 Dennant 1902 stony coral
"Stephanotrochus tatei n. sp." = Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger2 Marenzeller 1888 stony coral
? Leptocyathus convexus n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Deltocyathus fontinalis n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Deltocyathus stellaris n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Platytrochus curvatus3 Dennant 1902 stony coral
Platytrochus hastatus3 Dennant 1902 stony coral
Platytrochus airensis3 Dennant 1902 stony coral
"Deltocyathus subviola n. sp." = Notocyathus subviola4 Dennant 1902 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Conosmilia stylifera n. sp.6, "Placotrochus magnus n. sp." = Periplacotrochus magnus6, "Placotrochus pueblensis n. sp." = Periplacotrochus pueblensis5, Flabellum medioplicatum n. sp.6, Flabellum fastigatum n. sp.2
Conosmilia stylifera n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
"Placotrochus magnus n. sp." = Periplacotrochus magnus6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
"Placotrochus pueblensis n. sp." = Periplacotrochus pueblensis5 Dennant 1903 stony coral
Flabellum medioplicatum n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Flabellum fastigatum n. sp.2 Dennant 1899 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia induta n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Balanophyllia basedowi6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Balanophyllia truncata n. sp.6 Dennant 1904 stony coral
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon auriculatus1 Blainville 1818 white shark
Lamna crassidens1 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Odontaspis contortidens" = Lamna contortidens1 Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Actinopteri
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
"Gadus refertus n. sp." = Nolfophidion refertus7
"Gadus refertus n. sp." = Nolfophidion refertus7 Stinton 1957
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus pervetustus n. sp.7 Stinton 1957 bonefish