Al-1. Almaden (Ordovician of Spain)

Where: Cuidad Real, Spain (38.8° N, 4.8° W: paleocoordinates 75.7° S, 76.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tanuchitina fistulosa other zone, Bancos Mixtos Formation, Berounian (457.9 - 449.8 Ma)

• Probably Ka2

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

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

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Villas. 1995. Caradoc through early Ashgill brachiopods from the Central-Iberian Zone (central Spain). Géobios 28(1):49-84 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21100: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 17.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Articulate brachiopod taxonomy
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Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
"Orthograptus amplexicaulis" = Rectograptus amplexicaulis
"Orthograptus amplexicaulis" = Rectograptus amplexicaulis Hall 1847 graptolite
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
? Eccoptochile impedita
? Eccoptochile impedita Hammann 1972 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
"Eudolatites (Banilatites) "sp. indet."" = Eudolatites
"Eudolatites (Banilatites) "sp. indet."" = Eudolatites Delo 1935 trilobite
= Eudolatites (Eudolatites) flavus Rabano, in Gutiérrez-Marco & Rabano 1987
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Nobiliasaphus "sp. indet."
Nobiliasaphus "sp. indet." Pribyl and Vanek 1965 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Hispaniaspis morenaica
Hispaniaspis morenaica Hammann 1976 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
? Cekovia munieri
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Portranella sp.
Portranella sp. Wright 1964
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Svobodaina havliceki, Tafilaltia brevimusculosa
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Hedstroemina almadenensis n. sp." = Kjaerina (Villasina) almadenensis, Rafinesquina lignani
"Hedstroemina almadenensis n. sp." = Kjaerina (Villasina) almadenensis Villas 1995
Rafinesquina lignani Villas 1985
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Iberomena sardoa
Iberomena sardoa Vinassa 1927
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta (Kozlowskites) ichnusae
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leptestiina sp.
Leptestiina sp. Opik 1933