The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Bed 33 (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)

• Bed depth: 18.2m

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: 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 201343: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 05.05.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae
Planammatoceras aff. planiforme
Planammatoceras aff. planiforme Buckman 1922 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Osperleioceras "sp"
Osperleioceras "sp" Krimholz 1957 ammonite