Also known as Reef 2036
Where: Papua New Guinea (8.3° S, 146.3° E: paleocoordinates 11.1° S, 145.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Era Beds Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; poorly lithified reef rocks and poorly lithified, pebbly, gray, green, silty, sandy sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
• Collection deposited at: Geology dept. Univ. of PNG, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Primary reference: J. E. N. Veron and R. Kelly. 1988. Coral species stability in reef corals of Papua New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 6:69 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 42736: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 04.08.2004, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Scolymia vitiensis Brueggemann 1877 stony coral | |
Echinopora sp., Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, Cyphastrea "sp. 1", Cyphastrea "sp. 2", Cyphastrea serailia, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, "aff. Ulophyllia (Oulophyllia) augusta" = Oulophyllia, "Favia matthaii" = Dipsastraea matthaii, "Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia lizardensis" = Dipsastraea lizardensis, Leptoria phrygia, Favites chinensis, Favites flexuosa, Favites abdita, Favites pentagona, Favites cf. pentagona, Platygyra ? sinensis, Platygyra pini, Merulina ? ampliata, Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora exesa, Goniastrea sp., "Favia ? stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera, Goniastrea australensis, Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea favulus
Echinopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Audouin 1826 stony coral
Cyphastrea "sp. 1" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Cyphastrea "sp. 2" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Cyphastrea chalcidicum Forskal 1775 stony coral
"aff. Ulophyllia (Oulophyllia) augusta" = Oulophyllia stony coral
"Favia matthaii" = Dipsastraea matthaii Vaughan 1918 stony coral
"Favia favus" = Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia cf. pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral entered as "Favia informal cf. pallida"
"Favia lizardensis" = Dipsastraea lizardensis Veron and Pichon 1977 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral
Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites pentagona Esper 1794 stony coral
Platygyra ? sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975 stony coral
Merulina ? ampliata Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766 stony coral
"Favia ? stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846 stony coral
Goniastrea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Goniastrea favulus Dana 1846 stony coral | |
cf. Montlivaltia cf. vignei stony coral | |
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland 1952 stony coral
Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral | |
"Parasimplastrea simplicitexta" = Blastomussa simplicitexta
"Parasimplastrea simplicitexta" = Blastomussa simplicitexta Umbgrove 1942 stony coral | |
Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Stylocoeniella guentheri, Seriatopora hystrix, Pocillopora ? damicornis, Pocillopora eydouxi, Pocillopora verrucosa, Stylophora sp.
Stylocoeniella guentheri Bassett-Smith 1890 stony coral
Seriatopora hystrix Dana 1846 stony coral
Pocillopora ? damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Pocillopora eydouxi Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral | |
Acropora ? horrida, "Acropora ? formosa" = Acropora muricata, Alveopora ? verrilliana, "Astreopora ? explanata" = Astreopora expansa, Astreopora myriophthalma, "Acropora ? brueggemanni" = Isopora brueggemanni, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera, Montipora aequituberculata, Montipora ? foveolata
Acropora ? horrida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Acropora ? formosa" = Acropora muricata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Alveopora ? verrilliana Dana 1872 stony coral
"Astreopora ? explanata" = Astreopora expansa Brüggemann 1877 stony coral
Astreopora myriophthalma Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Acropora ? brueggemanni" = Isopora brueggemanni Brook 1893 stony coral
"Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Montipora aequituberculata Bernard 1897 stony coral
Montipora ? foveolata Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Duncanopsammia axifuga, "Turbinaria peltata" = Duncanopsammia peltata, Turbinaria ? mesenterina, Turbinaria frondens
Duncanopsammia axifuga Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Turbinaria peltata" = Duncanopsammia peltata Esper 1794 stony coral
Turbinaria ? mesenterina Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Turbinaria frondens Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Siderastrea savignyana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
"Coscinaraea columna" = Psammocora columna Dana 1846 stony coral
Pseudosiderastrea tayamai Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 stony coral | |
"Fungia (Ctenactis) echinata" = Ctenactis echinata, Sandalolitha robusta, Cycloseris sinensis, Cycloseris ? somervillei, Cycloseris cyclolites, Cycloseris patelliformis, Heliofungia actiniformis, Fungia (Danafungia) sp., Fungia (Pleuractis) sp., Fungia (Ctenactis) sp., Fungia (Verrillofungia) sp., Fungia (Verrillofungia) granulosa, Fungia (Verrillofungia) scabra, Fungia (Verrillofungia) concinna, Fungia (Fungia) ? fungites, "Fungia (Verrillofungia) ? repanda" = Lithophyllon repanda, Podabacia sp., "Herpolitha cf. weberi" = Herpolitha limax
"Fungia (Ctenactis) echinata" = Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766 stony coral
Sandalolitha robusta Quelch 1886 stony coral
Cycloseris sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Cycloseris ? somervillei Gardiner 1909 stony coral
Cycloseris cyclolites Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Cycloseris patelliformis Boschma 1923 stony coral
Heliofungia actiniformis Quoi and Gaimard 1833 stony coral
Fungia (Danafungia) sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Fungia (Pleuractis) sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Fungia (Ctenactis) sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Fungia (Verrillofungia) sp. Wells 1966 stony coral
Fungia (Verrillofungia) granulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
Fungia (Verrillofungia) scabra Doederlein 1901 stony coral
Fungia (Verrillofungia) concinna Verrill 1864 stony coral
Fungia (Fungia) ? fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
"Fungia (Verrillofungia) ? repanda" = Lithophyllon repanda Dana 1846 stony coral
Podabacia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
"Herpolitha cf. weberi" = Herpolitha limax Esper 1797 stony coral | |
Goniopora ? lobata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Porites ? sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites murrayensis Vaughan 1918 stony coral
Porites ? cylindrica Dana 1846 stony coral
Porites lobata Dana 1846 stony coral | |
Pavona "sp. 1", Pavona "sp. 2", Pavona "sp. 3", Pavona varians, Pavona bipartita, Pavona maldivensis, Pavona venosa, Pachyseris rugosa, Pachyseris speciosa, "Leptoceris mycetoseroides" = Leptoseris
Pavona "sp. 1" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "sp. 2" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona "sp. 3" Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pavona varians Verrill 1864 stony coral
Pavona bipartita Nemenzo 1980 stony coral
Pavona maldivensis Gardiner 1905 stony coral
Pavona venosa Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Pachyseris speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
"Leptoceris mycetoseroides" = Leptoseris stony coral | |
Diploastrea heliopora Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Echinophyllia aspera, Acanthastrea minuta, Acanthastrea echinata, Acanthastrea hillae, Cynarina lacrymalis, Oxypora lacera, Symphyllia ? radians, Lobophyllia sp., Lobophyllia hemprichii, Australomussa cf. rowleyensis
Echinophyllia aspera Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Acanthastrea minuta stony coral
Acanthastrea echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
Acanthastrea hillae Wells 1955 stony coral
Cynarina lacrymalis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Oxypora lacera Verrill 1864 stony coral
Symphyllia ? radians Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Lobophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Lobophyllia hemprichii Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Australomussa cf. rowleyensis Veron 1985 stony coral | |
Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral |