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Cape Greco and W-Cyprus, Famagusta District, Cyprus

Lat/Long (Decimal)34.9667,34.0667
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Famagusta District, Cyprus

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Cape Greco and W-Cyprus, Terra ReefsFollows E. J., Robertson A. H. F., et al (1996)Pakhna - Terraframestone23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bryozoa
phylum		Animalia : Bryozoa23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Acropora sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favia sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favia melitae
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : Favia melitae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Solenastrea : Solenastrea tizeroutinensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Tarbellastraea carryensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Tarbellastraea : Tarbellastraea carryensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Heliastrea grandis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea : Heliastrea grandis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favites neugeboreni
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites neugeboreni23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniastrea sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hydnophora provincialis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophora : Hydnophora provincialis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Leptomussa falloti
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Leptomussa : Leptomussa falloti23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lithophyllia michelotti
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Lithophyllia : Lithophyllia michelotti23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Stylophora reussiana
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora reussiana23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniopora sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Porites sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Siderastrea sp.
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Echinus sp.
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinidae : Echinus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Carditidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hiatellidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Veneridae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Conus sp.
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Voluta sp.
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Voluta23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Trochus sp.
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pseudophoridae : Trochus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Entobia sp.
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : Entobia23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene

References

Follows E. J., Robertson A. H. F., et al (1996) Tectonic controlls on Miocene reefs and related carbonate facies in Cyprus, SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology 5, 295-315
Baron-Szabo R. (2009) Taxonomic opinions on Cretaceous corals
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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