Where: France (44.2° N, 5.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.3° N, 15.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Aptian (121.4 - 122.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 1998. Les scléractiniaires du Barrémien-Aptien inférieur de Provence (SE de la France) [The Barremian-Early Aptian Scleractinia from Provence (SE France)]. Géobios 31(6):725-766 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 64082: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 31.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
? Diploastraea crassicostata n. sp.
? Diploastraea crassicostata n. sp. Morycowa and Masse 1998 stony coral |