Sample 104, Bed 23, Brenha Fm, Maria Pares Hill, Zambujal (Jurassic of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (40.0° N, 8.5° W: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 2.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: jamesoni ammonoid zone, Vale das Fontes Formation (Brenha Group), Jamesoni (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• sample from jamesoni ammonite zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); marl

• cream-buff marl

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ), chemical,

• assemblage based on 100 g dry weight of sample

Primary reference: I. Boomer, N.R. Ainsworth, and J. Exton. 1998. A re-examination of the Pliensbachian and Toarcian Ostracoda of Zambujal, west-central Portugal. Journal of Micropalaeontology 17(1):1-14 [A. Miller/K. Layou/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 33457: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 31.07.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• abundances based on total number of valves (1 carapace = 2)
Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherelloidea sp. Alexander 1929 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
 Podocopida - Sigilliidae
Cardobairdia "sp. K" van den Bold 1960 ostracod
Cardobairdia sp. K (sensu Apostolescu)
 Podocopida -
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
 Podocopida - Macrocyprididae
Pseudomacrocypris subtriangularis Michelsen 1975 ostracod
 Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Liasina lanceolata Apostolescu 1959 ostracod
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris redcarensis Blake 1876 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Polycope cincinnata Apostolescu 1959 ostracod
Polycope cerasia Blake 1876 ostracod