MA 15, Nécé, Maré Island (Pleistocene of New Caledonia)

Also known as Reef 4009

Where: New Caledonia (21.5° S, 167.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• terrace XIII 3-4 m above sea level, questionable age of the terraces 2-5 m above sea level: 98-90 ka (Th/U) (after Bernat 1976 reported in Marshall and Launay 1978)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• reef limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1968. Les Madreporaires fossiles de Mare [The fossil corals from Mare]. Expedition Francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle Caledonie 3:85-158 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90052: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.07.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea transversa
Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp.
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp.
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
"Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta, Acanthastrea cf. echinata
"Symphyllia nobilis" = Symphyllia recta Dana 1846 stony coral
Acanthastrea cf. echinata Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Leptoria phrygia, Platygyra cf. euaensis, "Platygyra cf. planulata" = Goniastrea pectinata, Goniastrea retiformis, "Heliastrea curta" = Astrea curta, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, Hydnophora microconos
Cyphastrea chalcidicum Forskal 1775 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Platygyra cf. euaensis Hoffmeister 1932 stony coral
"Platygyra cf. planulata" = Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Heliastrea curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Hydnophora microconos Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
Plesiastrea versipora
Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck 1816 stony coral