Casais da Cambra, Fonta Santa estate, section 2, Level 2 (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.8° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.3° N, 1.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 Ma)

• 6 m

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, dolomitic, white rudstone and lithified marl

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 65857: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 26.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Purpuroidea sp. Lycett 1848 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Pterocera sp." = Lambis
"Pterocera sp." = Lambis Röding 1798 conch
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae