Frasnian rugose and tabulate corals from the eastern Taurus (Kozan region,Turkey) |
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| Authors: | Marie Coen-Aubert Olivier Monod Yves Plusquellec Francis Tourneur |
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| Institution: | 1. DO Terre et Histoire de la Vie, Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 29, rue Vautier, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium;2. 128, rue du Parc, 45000 Orléans, France;3. UMR 6538 du CNRS, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Av. Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest cedex, France;4. Pierres et Marbres de Wallonie ASBL, 11 rue des Pieds d’Alouettes, B-5100, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | A section near the Kilgen Lake (Adana Province) has yielded a fauna of rugose and tabulate corals including Disphyllum cf. rugosum (Wedekind, 1922), D. cf. curtum Hill, 1954, Wapitiphyllum sp., Thamnopora sp., and Alveolites sp. This coral assemblage is consistent with the previous Frasnian age assigned to the limestones of the Gümü?ali Formation. The rather well-preserved material provides new data on the structure and microstructure of Disphyllum and allows to describe in Thamnopora unusual calicinal morphology (septal ridges, median teeth, and pseudopercula) as well as new structures linked to the lateral increase (basal low wall, apical cul-de-sac). |
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| Keywords: | Rugosa Tabulata Upper Devonian eastern Taurus Turkey |
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