The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin-La Cerradura Section : Sample 127 (Jurassic of Spain)
Where: Jaén, Spain (37.7° N, 3.6° W: paleocoordinates 26.4° N, 5.4° E)
When: Emaciatum ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Pliensbachian (190.8 - 182.7 Ma)
Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone
• The uppermost Pliensbachian–Lower Toarcian is ~29 m thick and consists of white-grey marly limestone and grey marl with abundant ammonites in the lower part, and reddish-grey marls with scarce belemnites and medium-sized concretions of barite in the top.
Size class: microfossils
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 201752: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 26.05.2019
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Taxonomic list
• Total abundance classes used are as follows: A= abundant, defined as more than 10 nannoliths/field of view (n./f.v.); C=common, defined as more than 1 and less than 10 n./f.v.; F= few, 1 nannolith in 1 to 10 f.v.; R= rare, defined as 1 nannolith in more than 10 f.v.
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