Sierra Morena, Caceres, Cuidad Real (Ordovician of Spain)

Also known as Bancs mixtes Mbr, Bancs mixtes Fm., Sierra Morena, Caceres, Cuidad Real, Spain

Where: Caceres and Cuidad Real, Spain (39.0° N, 4.0° W: paleocoordinates 75.3° S, 79.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bancs mixtes Member (Bancos Mixtos Formation), Berounian (457.9 - 449.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified, pyritic sandstone and lithified, silty shale

• Sandstone, frequently cross-stratified with pyrite, alternating with sandy shales

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. C. Gutierrez-Marco and I. Rabano. 1987. Trilobites y graptolitos de las lumaquelas terminales de los "Bancos Mixtos", Ordovicico Superior de la Zona Centroiberica meridional; Elementos nuevos o poco conocidos. Boletin Geologico y Minero 98(5):647-669 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21047: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 15.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Aonodiscus sp., ? Proheliotites sp.
Diploporita
  -
Destombesia diedra
 Sphaeronitida - Aristocystitidae
Calix gutierrezi
Pterobranchia
  - Cyclograptidae
Reticulograptus sp.
 Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
"Orthograptus amplexicaulis" = Rectograptus amplexicaulis
"Orthograptus amplexicaulis" = Rectograptus amplexicaulis Hall 1847 graptolite
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Actinopeltis spjeldnaesi, ? Eccoptochile impedita, Eccoptochile (Eccoptochile) aff. clavigera
Actinopeltis spjeldnaesi Hammann 1972 trilobite
? Eccoptochile impedita Hammann 1972 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
"Dreyfussina exphtalma" = Dreyfussina exophtalma, Eudolatites (Eudolatites) flavus, Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) acuta, Chattiaspis almadenensis
"Dreyfussina exphtalma" = Dreyfussina exophtalma Dreyfuss 1948 trilobite
Dreyfussina exphtalma castiliana
Dalmanitina (Dalmanitina) acuta Hammann 1971 trilobite
Chattiaspis almadenensis Hammann 1972 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Calymenella boisseli
Calymenella boisseli Bergeron 1890 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Prionocheilus costai
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
? Onnia malladai
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Nobiliasaphus sp.
Nobiliasaphus sp. Pribyl and Vanek 1965 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
"Diacanthaspis morenaica" = Hispaniaspis morenaica
"Diacanthaspis morenaica" = Hispaniaspis morenaica Hammann 1976 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
"Dysplanus (Zetillaenus) ibericus" = Vysocania iberica
"Dysplanus (Zetillaenus) ibericus" = Vysocania iberica Hammann 1976 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Cekovia munieri
Cekovia munieri trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Portranella sp.
Portranella sp. Wright 1964
 Orthida - Draboviidae
Drabovinella erratica
Drabovinella erratica Davidson 1869
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Svobodaina havliceki, Tafilaltia sp.
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Triplesia sp.
Triplesia sp. Hall 1859
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina lignani
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Iberomena sp.
Iberomena sp. Villas 1995
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Aegiromena sp.
Aegiromena sp. Havlícek 1961
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp.
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leptestiina sp.
Leptestiina sp. Opik 1933
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Diplotrypa sp., ? Hallopora sp.
Diplotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
? Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
  - Phylloporinidae
? Phylloporina sp.
? Phylloporina sp. Foerste 1887
Tergomya
 Archinacellida - Archinacellidae
Archinacella sp.
Archinacella sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897