Broad reef on middle of the island, 500-600 feet (Oligocene to of Christmas Island)
Where: Christmas Island (10.4° S, 105.7° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Oligocene to Oligocene (33.9 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; reef rocks
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by C. Andrews in 1897; reposited in the BMNH
Primary reference: J. W. Gregory. 1900. The fossil corals of Christmas Island. A monograph of Christmas Island, British Museum (Natural History) 206-225 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45401: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 20.10.2004
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Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral |