Where: Portugal (38.7° N, 9.4° W: paleocoordinates 32.8° N, 0.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)
• 2 m
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, yellow, argillaceous limestone
Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 65674: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 24.09.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Rhabdocidaris delgadoi pencil urchin | |
Salenia depressa sea urchin | |
Heterodiadema arrabidense n. sp.
Heterodiadema arrabidense n. sp. sea urchin | |
Pygurus rostratus sea urchin
Pygurus montmollini Agassiz 1836 sea urchin | |
Phyllobrissus gresslyi Agassiz 1839 sea urchin | |
Holectypus sp. sea urchin | |
Collyropsis ovulum sea urchin | |
Holaster valanginiensis sea urchin | |
Toxaster casterasi n. sp. heart urchin
Toxaster aff. subcavatus heart urchin | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Terebratulida indet. Waagen 1883 | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Neithea atava Roemer 1839 scallop | |
Lopha rectangularis oyster | |
Exogyra couloni oyster | |
Astraeidae | |
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia Lamouroux 1821 |