The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez J Section: Bed 9 (Jurassic of Spain)

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

• Paleocoordinates: 27.3° N, 16.7° E (Wright 2013)

When: Serpentinum ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Early/Lower Toarcian (183.0 - 182.0 Ma)

• Bed depth: 2.5m

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone

• The sampled section is ~69 m thick and consists of grey marly limestones and grey marl intercalations with an interval of ~2.3 m of red nodular marly limestones and marls

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 201068: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 30.04.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae
"Orthodactylites andaluciensis" = Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites)
"Orthodactylites andaluciensis" = Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Eleganticeras elegantulum, Eleganticeras elegans, Taffertia taffertensis, "Hildaites gyralis" = Hildaites forte, Hildaites levisoni
Eleganticeras elegantulum Young and Bird 1828 ammonite
Eleganticeras elegans Sowerby 1815 ammonite
Taffertia taffertensis Geux 1973 ammonite
"Hildaites gyralis" = Hildaites forte Buckman 1921 ammonite
Hildaites levisoni Simpson 1843 ammonite