The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-Fuente Vidriera section: Bed 12 (Jurassic of Spain)

Where: Murcia, Spain (38.1° N, 3.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 27.8° N, 16.8° E (Wright 2013)

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

• Bed depth: 45.6m

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone

• The Toarcian sediments are ~170 m thick and consist mainly of grey marls with marly-limestone intercalations. The upper part of the Polymorphum Zone and lower part of the Serpentinum Zone, with some intercalations of black shale, is dark grey in colour.

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 201420: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 07.05.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Hildaites "sp", Hildaites stiatus