Scleractinian corals from the Lower Cretaceous of the Alpstein area (Anthozoa; Vitznau Marl; lower Valanginian) and a preliminary comparison with contemporaneous coral assemblages

Abstract From the Vitznau Marl (lower Valanginian) at the locality Wart in northeastern Switzerland (Alpstein area), 18 species from 17 genera and 13 families are described, including the genera Actinaraea, Actinastrea, Adelocoenia, Aplosmilia, Axosmilia, Complexastrea, Cyathophora, Dermosmilia, Fun...

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Published in:	Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Main Authors:	Rosemarie Christine Baron-Szabo, Karl Tschanz, Peter Kürsteiner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Subjects:	Lower Cretaceous Valanginian Vitznau Marl Switzerland Taxonomy Scleractinia
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-021-00238-8