Narinda: Maastrichtian, Madagascar

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paratrochocyathus besairiei
synonym of Trochocyathus
Leptocyathus hexacristatus Alloiteau 1936
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia pumila
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Eupsammia narindensis Alloiteau 1936
synonym of Balanophyllia caulifera
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Mahajanga
Coordinates: 15.2° South, 47.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.3° South, 39.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:86517
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-02-06 01:26:32 Last modified:2009-02-06 03:26:32
Access level:the public Released:2009-02-06 01:26:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
29108. J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]