Cerro de Sao Miguel, Faro (Jurassic of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 3484

Where: Portugal (37.1° N, 7.8° W: paleocoordinates 31.1° N, 1.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• Portlandian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• marly limestones with coral-stromatoporoid biostromes

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Rosendahl. 1985. Die oberjurassische Korallenfazies von Algarve (Südportugal) [The Upper Jurassic coral facies of Algarve (Southern Portugal)]. Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie an der Universität Stuttgart 82:1-125 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68609: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Actinostromariidae
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Stromatoporoidea
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Milleporidium lusitanicum stromatoporoid sponge
Milleporidium formosum stromatoporoid sponge
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea crassoramosa Michelin 1843 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis flabellum de Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea oculata Koby 1887 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia slovenica" = Adelocoenia parvistella Alloiteau 1961 stony coral
Stylina girodi Etallon 1864 stony coral
Stylina parcicosta Koby 1905 stony coral
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia corallina Etallon 1859 stony coral
Axosmilia carrapateirensis Koby 1904 stony coral
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835