The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Sample 22e (Jurassic of Spain)
Where: Granada, Spain (37.6° N, 3.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.2° N, 7.5° E)
When: Meneghinii 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 199491: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 24.01.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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.
Show authors, comments, and common names
| Coccolithophyceae | |
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Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954
Tubirhabdus patulus Rood et al. 1973 | |
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Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938 | |
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Watznaueria "sp. B" Reinhardt 1964
Lotharingius crucicentralis Medd 1971
Lotharingius sigillatus Stradner 1961 | |
Biscutum dubium, Similiscutum novum, Discorhabdus striatus, Discorhabdus criotus, Discorhabdus ignotus
Biscutum dubium Noël 1965
Discorhabdus striatus Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976
Discorhabdus criotus Bown 1987
Discorhabdus ignotus Górka 1957 | |
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Carinolithus superbus Deflandre 1954 | |