The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez J Section: Bed 48 (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Granda, Spain (37.6° N, 3.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.1° N, 7.6° E)

When: Gradata ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Middle Toarcian (182.0 - 175.6 Ma)

• Bed depth: 28.9m

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 201113: 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
Collina gemma, Zugodactylites braunianus
Collina gemma Bonarelli 1894 ammonite
Zugodactylites braunianus d'Orbigny 1845 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae
Phymatoceras armatum