The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-La Cerradura Section: Bed 111 (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Jaén, Spain (37.7° N, 3.6° W: paleocoordinates 26.5° N, 5.7° E)

When: Emaciatum ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Late/Upper Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Bed depth: 0.63m

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone

• The uppermost Pliensbachian–Lower Toarcian is ~29 m thick and consists of white-grey marly limestone and grey marl with abundant ammonites in the lower part, and reddish-grey marls with scarce belemnites and medium-sized concretions of barite in the top.

Size class: macrofossils

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 200486: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 09.04.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Protogrammoceras bassannii