Hole 966 (Miocene of Cyprus)

Where: Offshore, Cyprus (33.8° N, 32.7° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 32.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: G. Coletti and D. Basso. 2020. Coralline algae as depth indicators in the Miocene carbonates of the Eratosthenes Seamount (ODP Leg 160, Hole 966F). Geobios 60:29-46 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 221499: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 09.08.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Florideophyceae
 Sporolithales - Corallinophycidae
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Spongites sp. Kützing 1841
Chamberlainium pentagonum Coletti and Basso 2020
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837