Serra de Arabida, Cabo Espichel, level 6b (Cretaceous of Portugal)
Where: Portugal (38.4° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 0.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)
• 3 m
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, ferruginous, brown, calcareous sandstone
Primary reference: J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 64952: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 18.09.2006
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Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda | |
Neocomites aff. neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
Neithea atava Roemer 1839 scallop | |
Exogyra couloni oyster | |
Lopha rectangularis oyster | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Zeilleria sp. Bayle 1878 | |
"Terebratula acuta" = Homoeorhynchia acuta
"Terebratula acuta" = Homoeorhynchia acuta Sowerby 1816 | |
Echinoidea | |
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Phymosoma debile sea urchin | |
Pygurus rostratus sea urchin | |
Pygorhynchus sp. sea urchin | |
Holectypus almeidae sea urchin | |
Toxaster casterasi n. sp. heart urchin
Toxaster aff. subcavatus heart urchin | |
Holaster sp. Agassiz 1836 sea urchin | |
Heterodiadema arrabidense n. sp.
Heterodiadema arrabidense n. sp. sea urchin | |
Crinoidea | |
Apiocrinus sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Foraminifera | |
Nodosariata | |
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804 | |
Astraeidae | |
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia Lamouroux 1821 |