Fig. 6
modified from Paleomap project Scotese [2014] at www.scotese.com; and Tennant, et al., 2017). Paleocoordinates of the coral localities of Spain [I, II] and Vitznau Marl at Wart estimated based on information provided by Paleobiology Database (paleobiodb.org); all others retrieved from Paleobiology Database (paleobiodb.org)
Simplified Lower Cretaceous paleogeographic map showing the occurrences of species during the Valanginian: X = Wart (Vitznau Marl) corals (current paper); 1 = Mexico (Sandy, 1990; Wells, 1946); 2 = Spain [II] (Löser, et al., 2021); 3 = Spain [I] (Löser, et al., 2019); 4 = France (Masse, et al., 2009); 5 = Switzerland (non-Vitznau Marl) (de Fromentel, in Loriol, 1868; Haefeli, et al., 1965; Jaccard, 1893; Koby, 1896, 1897, 1898); 6 = Slovenia (Turnšek, 1997; Turnšek & Buser, 1974); 7 = Hungary (Császár & Turnšek, 1996); 8 = Bulgaria (Roniewicz, 2008); 9 = Poland (Lefeld, 1968); 10 = Turkey (Kaya, et al., 1987); 11 = Ukraine (Kuzmicheva, 1967, 1985, 2002); 12 = Tanzania (Dietrich, 1926; Löser, 2008). Note that the coordinates (and paleocoordinates) of the Valanginian localities are: 1 = 25º 30 ‘ N, 103º 30 ‘W (23º 6 ‘N, 56º 30 ‘ W); 2 = 38º N, 3º W (29º N, 2º E); 3 = 38º N, 1º W (29º N, 7º E); 4 = 43° 12’ N, 5° 24’E (34° 12’ N, 14° 30 E); 5 = 47º N, 7º E (28º N, 16º E); 6 = 46° N, 13° 42’ E (31° 6’ N, 21° 6’ E); 7 = 46° 12’ N, 18° 18’ E (28° 24’ N, 24° 42’ E); 8 = 42° 48’ N, 22° 48’ E (24° 0’ N, 25° 24’ E); 9 = 50° 0’ N, 19° 48’ E (31° 0’ N, 28° 18’ E); 10 = 40° 48’ N, 29° 24’ E (36° 36’ N, 36° 54’ E); 11 = 44° 48’ N, 34° 30 E (0° 30’ S, 49° 30 E); 12 = 9° 42’ S, 39° 18’ E (31° 48’ S, 18° 48 E); X = 47° 14′ 36″ N, 9° 21′ 55″ E (38° 11’ N, 18° 10’ E). Paleomap