PBDB Collection

The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Sample 26 (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 199187: 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.

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Coccolithophyceae
Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae	Crepidolithus crassus, Tubirhabdus patulus Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954 Tubirhabdus patulus Rood et al. 1973
Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae	Schizosphaerella punctulata Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938
Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae	Watznaueria colacicchii, Watznaueria "sp. A", Watznaueria "sp. B", Lotharingius crucicentralis, Lotharingius sigillatus, Bussonius prinsii Watznaueria colacicchii Watznaueria "sp. A" Reinhardt 1964 Watznaueria "sp. B" Reinhardt 1964 Lotharingius crucicentralis Medd 1971 Lotharingius sigillatus Stradner 1961 Bussonius prinsii Noël 1973
Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae	Biscutum intermedium, Discorhabdus striatus, Discorhabdus criotus, Discorhabdus ignotus Biscutum intermedium Bown 1987 Discorhabdus striatus Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976 Discorhabdus criotus Bown 1987 Discorhabdus ignotus Górka 1957
Podorhabdales - Calyculaceae	Carinolithus poulnabronei, Carinolithus superbus Carinolithus poulnabronei Carinolithus superbus Deflandre 1954