Picagalo (Miocene of Portugal)

Where: Setubal, Portugal (38.7° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 10.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• Helvetian VI a

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. P. Chevalier. 1964. Contribution a l'etude des madreporaires neogenes du Portugal et des Acores [Contribution to the study of Neogene corals from Portugal and the Azores]. Comunicacoes dos Servicos Geologicos de Portugal 48:109-140 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92100: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Edwardsotrochus sp." = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus)
"Edwardsotrochus sp." = Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) Chevalier 1961 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral