The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Sample 22f (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Granada, Spain (37.6° N, 3.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 26.2° N, 18.4° E (Wright 2013)

When: Meneghinii ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Late/Upper Toarcian (180.4 - 174.7 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 199490: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 24.01.2019

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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
Tubirhabdus patulus, Crepidolithus crassus, Zeugrhabdotus erectus
Tubirhabdus patulus Rood et al. 1973
Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954
Zeugrhabdotus erectus Deflandre 1954
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
Schizosphaerella punctulata
Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938
 Watznaueriales - Watznaueriaceae
Lotharingius sigillatus, Lotharingius crucicentralis, Watznaueria "sp. A", Watznaueria "sp. B"
Watznaueria "sp. A" Reinhardt 1964
Watznaueria "sp. B" Reinhardt 1964
 Podorhabdales - Calyculaceae
Carinolithus poulnabronei, Carinolithus superbus
Carinolithus superbus Deflandre 1954
 Podorhabdales - Biscutaceae
Similiscutum "sp. 1", Biscutum dubium, Biscutum intermedium, Discorhabdus "sp. cf. D. criotus", Discorhabdus ignotus, Discorhabdus criotus, Discorhabdus striatus
Similiscutum "sp. 1" de Kaenel and Bergen 1993
Biscutum dubium Noël 1965
Discorhabdus ignotus Górka 1957
Discorhabdus striatus Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976