El Canteret (0.0 m): Early/Lower Aptian, Spain
collected by J. Sanz et al. 1978

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaridae indet. Gray 1825
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster oblongus Brogniart 1821
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Burrirhynchia viai
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Tamarella chloris
synonym of Psilothyris
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Sellithyris daphne
Sellithyris solei Calzada 1975
Sellithyris sella (Sowerby 1823)
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Confusiscala caneroti
Gastropoda - Cassiopidae
Glauconia pizcuetana Vilanova 1859
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma sp. Sharpe 1849
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ceratostreon tuberculiferum (Koch and Dunker 1837)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca cymadoce
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Cypricardia secans
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartidae indet. d'Orbigny 1844
    = Astarte obovata Sowerby 1822
Santafé et al. 1982
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Valenciana
Coordinates: 40.6° North, 0.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.1° North, 10.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:811 meters
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Barremian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 119.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Capas Rojas
Local section:El Canteret Local bed:0 m
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "lower Bedoulian"; bed located 0.0 m from top
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:ferruginous,gray,yellow calcareous marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "ochre marls, ferruginous, crowned by calcareous layers of gray color with [invertebrate fossils]"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collectors:J. Sanz et al. Collection dates:1978
Metadata
Database number:45154
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-10-08 10:21:54 Last modified:2017-06-06 17:10:16
Access level:the public Released:2004-10-08 10:21:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
62422. J. V. Santafé-Llopis, M. L. Casanovas-Cladellas, J. L. Sanz-García and S. Calzada-Badía. 1981. Un nuevo yacimiento de Dinosaurios en el Aptiense inferior de Morella (Castellón) [A new dinosaur locality in the lower Aptian of Morella (Castellón)]. Acta Geològica Hispànica 16(3):139-143 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

55204 A. Galobart, A. Santos-Cubedo, M. Suñer and J. I. Canudo. 2011. Paleontological discoveries and studies. In À. Galobart, M. Suñer, & B. Poza (eds.), Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia 1-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
11753ETE J. V. Santafé, M. L. Casanovas, J. L. Sanz and Y. S. Calzada. 1982. Geologia y Paleontologia (Dinosaurios) de las Capas rojas de Morella (Castellón, España) [Geology and paleontology (Dinosauria) of the Capas Rojas of Morella (Castellón, Spain)]. Diputación Provincial de Castellón y Diputación de Barcelona 1-169 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]