The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Cerro Méndez Section: Bed 61 (Jurassic of Spain)

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

• Paleocoordinates: 26.2° N, 18.4° E (Wright 2013)

When: Aalensis ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Late/Upper Toarcian (180.1 - 175.6 Ma)

• Bed depth: 32.8m

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 201374: 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
Erycites barodiscus
Erycites barodiscus Gemmellaro 1886 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Pleydellia falcifer, "Pleydellia aalensis" = Cotteswoldia aalensis, Pleydellia aff. buckmani, Catulloceras insignisimilis
Pleydellia falcifer Maubeuge 1950 ammonite
"Pleydellia aalensis" = Cotteswoldia aalensis Zieten 1832 ammonite
Pleydellia aff. buckmani Maubeuge 1947 ammonite