The Toarcian in the Subbetic Basin: Cerro de Mahoma section: Sample 5 (Jurassic of Spain)
Where: Murcia, Spain (38.1° N, 1.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.0° N, 9.2° E)
When: Bifrons ammonoid zone, Subbetic Basin Formation, Middle Toarcian (182.0 - 175.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone
• The lower part of the section (Serpentinum to Gradata Zones), ~14.5 m thick, is composed of red marly limestones, partially nodular red marls and marly limestones. Microfacies are mudstones and packstones with radiolarians, scarce thin-shelled bivalves, benthic foraminifers, ostracods, etc.
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 201807: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Laura Mulvey on 29.05.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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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Crepidolithus crassus Deflandre 1954 | |
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Schizosphaerella punctulata Deflandre and Dangeard 1938 | |
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Lotharingius velatus Bown and Cooper 1989
Lotharingius hauffii Grün and Zweili 1974 | |
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Biscutum dubium Noël 1965
Discorhabdus striatus Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1976 | |