Maldive Ridge, hole 715A, 18R-1, 19 - 19R-1, 21 (Eocene of Maldives)

Where: Gaafaru, Maldives (5.1° N, 73.8° E: paleocoordinates 19.7° S, 57.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; packstone and grainstone

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Repository unknown

Primary reference: A. Nicora and I. P. Silva. 1990. Paleogene shallow-water larger foraminifers from holes 714A and 715A, Leg 115, Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 115:381-393 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell/K. Hassell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214815: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 16.10.2020

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rotalidae "indet."
Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Nummulites sp., Nummulites burdigalensis, Operculina sp.
Nummulites sp. Lamarck 1801
 Nummulitacea - Discocyclinidae
Discocyclina sp., Discocyclina douvillei, Discocyclina sella, Asterocyclina sp.
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia sp.
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
Linderina sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Soritidae
Orbitolites sp., Orbitolites dourvellei, Somalina sp.
 Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Alveolina sp., Alveolina fornasinii, Alveolina dainellii, Alveolina canavarii
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae "indet."
Miliolidae "indet." Ehrenberg 1839
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Acervulinidae
Gypsina sp.
Gypsina sp. Carter 1877
Florideophyceae
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Melobesioideae "indet."
Melobesioideae "indet." Bizzozero 1885
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Dasycladales "indet."
Dasycladales "indet." Kützing 1860