Sample M2, Fakse Quarry (Paleocene of Denmark)

Also known as Faxe; Reef 647

Where: Denmark (55.3° N, 12.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.6° N, 9.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: NP3 nannofossil zone, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• Middle Danian type section. AGE: "early NP3" based on a flora described by Perch-Nielsen (1979) and Floris (1979).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basin reef; lithified bafflestone

• ENVIRONMENT: basinal reef at aphotic depth (200 m or more).
• LITHOLOGY: Not stated in Schwarzhans (2003), but fossil described to come from poorly lithified pockets in the coral mounds.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with calcite

Collected by M. Bernecker, O. Weidlich

• Repository: Erlangen University

Primary reference: M. Bernecker and O. Weidlich. 1990. The Danian (Paleocene) coral limestone of Fakse, Denmark: a model for ancient aphotic, azooxanthellate coral mounds. Facies 22:103-138 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34629: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 13.09.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Hydrozoa
 Stylasterina - Stylasteridae
Astya crassus lace coral
Errina lobata lace coral
Anthozoa
 Gorgonacea -
Moltkia isis gorgonian
Moltkia lyelli gorgonian
 Helioporacea -
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina becki Nielsen 1922 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Faksephyllia faxoensis Beck 1835 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia candelabrum Henning 1899 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae