Cape Popov Kamen,Taman Peninsula (Miocene to of Ukraine)

Also known as Reef 4206

Where: Crimea, Ukraine (45.2° N, 36.6° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 40.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian to Tortonian (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• Early Maeotian

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• Bryalgal bioherms

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: I. A. Goncharova and Y. V. Rostovtseva. 2009. Evolution of Organogenic Carbonate Buildups in the Middle through Late Miocene of the Euxine–Caspian Basin (Eastern Paratethys). Paleontological Journal 43(8):866-876 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 194986: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
 Cheilostomata - Vinculariidae
 Cheilostomata - Flustridae
Hincksina sp. Norman 1903
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilaster volhynicus mussel
Mytilaster volhynicus minor
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cerastoderma arcella cockle
Cerastoderma arcella mithridatis
 Cardiida - Veneridae