Rasdhoo Atoll: Holocene, Maldives
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Florideophyceae
- Hapalidiales
- Mesophyllaceae
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Mesophyllum sp.
Lemoine 1930
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Florideophyceae
- Corallinales
- Hydrolithaceae
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Hydrolithon cf. onkodes
(Heydrich 1897)
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Florideophyceae
- Corallinales
- Lithophyllaceae
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Lithophyllum sp.
Philippi 1837
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Titanoderma sp.
Naegeli 1858
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Florideophyceae
- Corallinales
- Spongitaceae
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Neogoniolithon cf. fosliei
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Homotrematidae
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Carpenteria sp.
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Faviidae indet.
Gregory 1900
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Platygyra sp.
Ehrenberg 1834
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Acropora sp.
Oken 1815
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Acropora ex gr. humilis
(Dana 1846)
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Geography
| Country: | Maldives |
| Coordinates: | 4.3° North, 73.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.3° North, 73.0° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 8500 to 445 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: thickness of Holocene sequence: 14.5->22 m | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone |
| Lithology description: robust-branching coral facies, coralline algal facies, domal coral facies, detrital sand and rubble facies | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | core,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 96927 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-07-13 06:41:32 | Last modified: | 2010-07-13 09:41:32 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-13 06:41:32 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28055. | E. Gischler, J. H. Hudson, and A. Pisera. 2008. Late Quaternary reef growth and sea level in the Maldives (Indian Ocean). Marine Geology 250(1-2):104-113 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt] |