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The Database

The PaleoReefs Database (PARED) is a major resource on fossil reef systems. PARED has been developed by Prof. Wolfgang Kiessling since 1995 with the aim to collect data on Phanerozoic reefs in a standardized format and to use those data for tracing patterns and processes in reef development. PARED currently holds data on more than 4000 Phanerozoic reef sites with geological, geographical, and paleontological information on every reef. Whilemostly developed for research, the database is useful for tracing reefal oil reservoirs through time and space.

Peer-Reviewed Publications of the PaleoReef Database Project:

  • Cordie, D. R., Dornbos, S. Q., and Marenco, P. J., 2020, Evidence for a local reef eclipse in a shallow marine carbonate environment following the regional extinction of archaeocyaths in Laurentia (Stage 4, Cambrian): Facies, v. 66, no. 1.
  • Weiss, A., and Martindale, R. C., 2017, Crustose coralline algae increased framework and diversity on ancient coral reefs: PLOS ONE, v. 12, no. 8, p. e0181637.
  • Martindale, R. C., Foster, W. J., and Velledits, F., 2017, The survival, recovery, and diversification of metazoan reef ecosystems following the end-Permian mass extinction event: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 513, p. 100-115.
  • Martindale, R. C., Corsetti, F. A., James, N. P., and Bottjer, D. J., 2015, Paleogeographic trends in Late Triassic reef ecology from northeastern Panthalassa: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 142, p. 18-37.
  • Kiessling, W., and Simpson, C., 2011, On the potential for ocean acidification to be a general cause of ancient reef crises: Global Change Biology, v. 17, no. 1, p. 56-67.
  • Kiessling, W., 2011, Patterns and processes of ancient reef crises: The Paleontological Society Papers, v. 17, p. 1-14.
  • Kiessling, W., 2010, Reef expansion during the Triassic: Spread of photosymbiosis balancing climatic cooling: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 290, p. 11-19.
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  • Kiessling, W., Simpson, C., and Foote, M., 2010, Reefs as cradles of evolution and sources of biodiversity in the Phanerozoic: Science, v. 327, p. 196-198.
  • Kiessling, W., Roniewicz, E., Villier, L., Leonide, P., and Struck, U., 2009, An early Hettangian coral reef in southern France: Implications for the end-Triassic reef crisis: Palaios, v. 24, p. 657-671.
  • Kiessling, W., 2009, Geologic and biologic controls on the evolution of reefs: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, v. 40, p. 173-192.
  • Kiessling, W., Aberhan, M., and Villier, L., 2008, Phanerozoic trends in skeletal mineralogy driven by mass extinctions: Nature Geoscience, v. 1, no. 8, p. 527-530.
  • Kiessling, W., 2008, Sampling-standardized expansion and collapse of reef building in the Phanerozoic: Fossil Record, v. 11, no. 1, p. 7-18.
  • Kiessling, W., 2006, Towards an unbiased estimate of fluctuations in reef abundance and volume during the Phanerozoic: Biogeosciences, v. 3, p. 15-27.
  • Kiessling, W., 2005, Long-term relationships between ecological stability and biodiversity in Phanerozoic reefs: Nature, v. 433, p. 410-413.
  • Kiessling, W., 2005, Habitat effects and sampling bias on Phanerozoic reef distribution: Facies, v. 51, p. 27-35.
  • Copper, P., 2002, Silurian and Devonian reefs: 80 million years of global greenhouse between two ice ages, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 181-238.
  • Flügel, E., 2002, Triassic reef patterns, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 391-463.
  • Flügel, E., and Kiessling, W., 2002, A new look at ancient reefs, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 3-10.
  • Flügel, E., and Kiessling, W., 2002, Patterns of Phanerozoic reef crises, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 691-733.
  • Golonka, J., 2002, Plate-tectonic maps of the Phanerozoic, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns, Volume 72: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publication, v. 72, p. 21-75.
  • Golonka, J., and Kiessling, W., 2002, Phanerozoic time scale and definition of time slices, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publication, v. 72, p. 11-20.
  • Höfling, R., and Scott, R.W., 2002, Early and Mid-Cretaceous buildups, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 521-548.
  • Johnson, C.C., Sanders, D., Kauffman, E.G., and Hay, W.W., 2002, Patterns and processes influencing Upper Cretaceous reefs, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 549-585.
  • Kiessling, W., 2002, Secular variations in the Phanerozoic reef ecosystem, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 625-690.
  • Kiessling, W., and Flügel, E., 2002, Paleoreefs - a database on Phanerozoic reefs, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns. Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 77-92.
  • Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., 2002, From patterns to processes: the future of reef research, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 735-743.
  • Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., 2002 (eds.), Phanerozoic Reef Patterns, SEPM Special Publications, Volume 72: Tulsa, p. 775.
  • Leinfelder, R.R., Schmid, D.U., Nose, M., and Werner, W., 2002, Jurassic reef patterns - the expression of a changing globe, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 465-520.
  • Perrin, C., 2002, Tertiary: the emergence of Modern reef ecosystems, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 587-621.
  • Rowland, S.M., and Shapiro, R.S., 2002, Reef patterns and environmental influences in the Cambrian and earliest Ordovician, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 95-128.
  • Wahlman, G.P., 2002, Upper Carboniferous - Lower Permian (Bashkirian - Kungarian) mounds and reefs, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 271-338.
  • Webb, G.E., 2002, Latest Devonian and Early Carboniferous reefs: depressed reef building after the Middle Paleozoic collapse, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 239-269.
  • Webby, B.D., 2002, Patterns of Ordovician reef development, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 129-179.
  • Weidlich, O., 2002, Middle and Upper Permian reefs - distributional patterns and reservoir potential, in Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., eds., Phanerozoic Reef Patterns: Tulsa, SEPM Special Publications, v. 72, p. 339-390.
  • Kiessling, W., 2001, Paleoclimatic significance of Phanerozoic reefs: Geology, v. 29, p. 751-754.
  • Kiessling, W., 2001, Phanerozoic reef trends based on the Paleoreefs database, in Stanley, G.D., ed., The History and Sedimentology of Ancient Reef Systems: New York, Plenum Press, p. 41-88.
  • Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., 2000, Fluctuations in the carbonate production of Phanerozoic reefs, in Insalaco, E., Skelton, P.W., and Palmer, T.J., eds., Carbonate Platform Systems: components and interactions, Volume 178: London, Geological Society Special Publication, p. 191-215.
  • Kiessling, W., Flügel, E., and Golonka, J., 1999, Paleoreef maps: Evaluation of a comprehensive database on Phanerozoic reefs: AAPG Bulletin, v. 83, p. 1552-1587.
  • Flügel, E., Kiessling, W., and Golonka, J., 1996, Phanerozoic reef patterns: data survey, distribution maps and interpretation: Göttinger Arbeiten zur Geologie und Paläontologie, v. SB2, p. 391-396.

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