Kanzarua, Huon Peninsula, terrace 9 (Pleistocene of Papua New Guinea)

Also known as Reef 3236

Where: Papua New Guinea (6.2° S, 147.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• terrace 9 (=VIIB)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• reef crest

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Pandolfi. 1996. Limited membership in Pleistocene reef coral assemblages from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea: constancy during global change. Paleobiology 22(2):152-176 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 103263: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungiidae indet.
Fungiidae indet. Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Plesiastrea versipora
Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora gemmifera, "Acropora cuneata" = Isopora cuneata, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera
Acropora hyacinthus Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora gemmifera Brook 1892 stony coral
"Acropora cuneata" = Isopora cuneata Dana 1846 stony coral
"Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Pocillopora sp.
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, Goniastrea retiformis, "Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera, Goniastrea edwardsi, "Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera, Platygyra pini, Platygyra sinensis, Favites chinensis
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Favia stelligera" = Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846 stony coral
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 stony coral
"Montastrea annuligera" = Astrea annuligera Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Platygyra pini Chevalier 1975 stony coral
Platygyra sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Favites chinensis Verrill 1866 stony coral