FranzBernhard Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Hello! Another colonial coral from St. Bartholomä. Contrast is poor and that´s the best I can to with my scrappy scrap. I think, I have not found such a coral before in this formation. And its the second largest colony I have found so far there. My guess is, that it could be Astraeofungia (g, h) or Dimorphastrea (a, b), all pics from Löser et al. (2015). But I am very probably wrong... Thank you very much for your help! Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Both Astraeofungia and Dimorphastrea belong to the family Latomeandridae, that did not reach farther than Cenomanian or so. Your material belongs to the Synastraeidae (that is a sister family to the L., but has stronger septa, less perforations). I guess it is Leptophyllastraea, an almost forgotten genus which is quite common in the Late Cretaceous. -- For all who are interested: an inventory of the Gosau corals (Coniacian-Santonian) is in press (370 pages, 1200 figs.). Since the book is in the German language, an abridged version in English will be provided free of cost as PDF. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 @HansTheLoser, again, thank you very much for your help! May I ask you another question? I have also posted this in the ID section, and the consensus is, that it is a sponge: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/94175-fossil-ball-campanian-st-bartholomä-formation-gosau-group-eastern-alps/ Have you seen something like this in all your upper Cretaceous material? Many thanks! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Nice find, Franz. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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