Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Table 4 Distribution in the Maastrichtian of the upper Maastrichtian (Tarbur Fm.) coral genera found in Iran

From: Coral fauna across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary at Zagros and Sistan Suture zones and Yazd Block of Iran

	Europe									Africa			Asia/Australasia									Americas
Maastrichtian coral genera	Bulgaria	Croatia	Hungary	Italy	Netherlands	eastern Serbia	Slovakia	Spain	Ukraine	Libya	Madagascar	Tunisia	China	India	Iran	Oman	Saudi Arabia	Turkey	Turkmenistan	UAE	Australia	Cuba	Jamaica	Mexico	USA
Acropora ^a															X
Actinacis ^a				X				X	X						X	X				X			X	X
Agathelia							?								X	X				X
Aspidastraea					X										X	X				X
Astraraea															X								X
Bathycyathus ^a															X										X
Cunnolites	X				X		?			X			X	X	X	X	X	X		X			X
Goniopora ^a															X	X				X		X	X	X
Monticulastraea															X	X				X
Neocoenia															X	X				X
Palaeopsammia										?	X	X			X				X		X				X
Paracycloseris											X				X							X	X	X
Placosmilia							?								X	X
Rennensismilia	X	?	X			X								X	X	X	?
Stephanaxophyllia															X					X
Strotogyra ^a															X
Stylocoenia															X
Stylocoeniella ^a															X
Synastrea					X		?	X			X				X								X	X
Trochosmilia					X				X						X

^aAlso found in the Paleocene of Iran (data from Paleobiology Database: https://paleobiodb.org; Baron-Szabo, 2006, 2008; Kiessling & Baron-Szabo, 2004; and current paper). Four Iranian genera (Acropora*, Strotogyra*, Stylocoenia*, Stylocoeniella*) have not been reported from other Maastrichtian localities yet

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