The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez J Section: Bed 40 (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Granda, Spain (37.6° N, 3.2° W: paleocoordinates 26.6° N, 6.8° E)

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

• Bed depth: 20.8m

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 201098: 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
Nodicoeloceras "sp", Zugodactylites braunianus
Nodicoeloceras "sp" Buckman 1926 ammonite
Zugodactylites braunianus d'Orbigny 1845 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Hildoceras semipolitum, "Hildoceras angustisiphonatum" = Hildoceras bifrons
Hildoceras semipolitum Buckman 1902 ammonite
"Hildoceras angustisiphonatum" = Hildoceras bifrons Bruguiere 1792 ammonite