Brouco, Suimo, level 3 (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.8° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.8° N, 0.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• 0.8 m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, brown, sandy 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 65720: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 25.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
 Involutinina - Trocholinidae
Trocholina sp. Paalzow 1922
Astraeidae
  - Astraeidae
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia
"Montlivaultia sp." = Montlivaltia Lamouroux 1821