The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Sample 30 (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Granada, Spain (37.6° N, 3.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.2° N, 7.5° E)

When: Aalensis ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Late/Upper Toarcian (180.1 - 175.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone

• This section is located on the right bank of the Guadahortuna River, 250 m south of the “El Peñón” farm. Toarcian sediments, ~39 m thick, consist of well-bedded regular alternations of hemipelagic marls and marly limestones.

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: J. Sandoval, M. Bill, R. Aguado, L. O'Dogherty, P. Rivas, A. Morard, and J. Guex. 2012. The Toarcian in the Subbetic basin (southern Spain): Bio-events (ammonite and calcareous nannofossils) and carbon-isotope stratigraphy. 342(343):40-63 [A. Kocsis/L. Mulvey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 199168: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 23.01.2019

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Taxonomic list

• Taxonomic list comments:Total abundance classes used are as follows: A= abundant, defined as more than 10 nannoliths/field of view (n./f.v.); C=common, defined as more than 1 and less than 10 n./f.v.; F= few, 1 nannolith in 1 to 10 f.v.; R= rare, defined as 1 nannolith in more than 10 f.v.
Coccolithophyceae
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938
 Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
 Podorhabdales - Calyculaceae
Carinolithus superbus Deflandre 1954
 Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae
Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954
Tubirhabdus patulus Rood et al. 1973
 Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae