Crosara area, loc. 33, Crosara unit, Vicenza: Early/Lower Oligocene, Italy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Astreopora meneghiniana
(d'Achiardi 1866)
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common category | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Antiguastrea informal lucasiana A
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rare category | ||||||
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Cladocora prolifera
(d'Achiardi 1866)
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rare category | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Leptomussa variabilis
d'Achiardi 1867
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common category | ||||||
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Leptomussa panteniana
(Catullo 1852)
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common category | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis
(Michelotti 1861)
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common category | ||||||
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Cyathoseris radiata
(Michelotti 1861)
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abundant category | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Goniopora rudis
(Reuss 1869)
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rare category | ||||||
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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common category | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agathiphylliidae
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Agathiphyllia sp.
Reuss 1864
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rare category | ||||||
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Agathiphyllia gregaria
(Catullo 1852)
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common category | ||||||
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Cricocyathus grumi
(Catullo 1852)
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common category | ||||||
| recombined as Pattalophyllia grumi | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Helioporacea
- Helioporidae
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Parapolytremacis bellardii
(Haime 1852)
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rare category | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Italy |
| Coordinates: | 45.8° North, 11.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 43.0° North, 9.9° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Oligocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Calvene | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Lower Oligocene, Crosara unit (bed 2) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified marl |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: coral-rich marls and algal limestones, 12 m thick | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3570 | ||
| Database number: | 69968 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-03-13 05:33:19 | Last modified: | 2007-07-16 07:12:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-13 05:33:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23489. | T. Pfister. 1980. Systematische und paläoökologische Untersuchungen an oligozänen Korallen der Umgebung von San Luca (Provinz Vicenza, Norditalien) [Systematic and paleoecologic studies of Oligocene corals from San Luca area (Vicenza, northern Italy)]. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 103:3-121 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |