Montral and Alcover Quarries (MSB): Ladinian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Geraridae indet. Scudder 1885
Vía and Calzada 1987 1 specimen
M607 (2 measurements)
    = ? Titanoptera indet.
Clapham 2023
Geraridae highly unlikely in Triassic. Habitus and size consistent with Titanoptera.
Insecta - Mesephemeridae
Montralia muelleri n. gen., n. sp. Vía and Calzada 1987
Vía and Calzada 1987 1 specimen
M403 (1 measurement)
Ionoscopiformes - Subortichthyidae
Eoeugnathus sp. Brough 1939
2 specimens
M27, M10
Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae
Parasemionotus sp. Piveteau 1929
Beltan 1984 1 specimen
M141
Parasemionotus villaltai n. sp. Beltan 1972
1 specimen
M104a-b
Luganoiiformes - Luganoiidae
Luganoia sp. Brough 1939
1 specimen
M11, M13, M144
Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Saurichthys sp. Agassiz 1834
2 specimens
M34, M132A
Systolichthys sp. Beltan 1972
1 specimen
M38
Systolichthys catalaunicus n. gen., n. sp. Beltan 1972
2 specimens
M128a-b
Brevisaurichthys sp. Beltan 1972
1 specimen
M32
Brevisaurichthys osseus n. gen., n. sp. Beltan 1972
3 specimens
M30, M37, M138
Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae
Perleidus viai n. sp. Beltan 1972
1 specimen
recombined as Ptycholepis viai
M19
Boreosomus sp. Stensiö 1921
1 specimen
M72
Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Alcoveria brevis n. gen., n. sp. Beltan 1972
6 specimens
M140A-B, M123a-b, M20a-b
Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae
Eosemionotus sp. Stolley 1919
2 specimens
M10, M54a
Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae
Semionotus cf. kapffi Fraas 1861
4 specimens
M99, M30, M68, M108
Semionotus cf. ovatus (Redfield 1841)
1 specimen
original and current combination Palaeoniscus ovatus
M3
Semionotus cf. agassizi (Redfield 1841)
2 specimens
misspelling Palaeoniscus agassizii
M22, M112
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Caturidae
Caturus sp. Agassiz 1834
5 specimens
M110, M46, M75, M140, M14
Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Colobodontidae
Colobodus sp. Agassiz 1843
3 specimens
M137, M131, M147
Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae
Meidiichthys sp. Brough 1931
3 specimens
M95, M24, M151
Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Cleithrolepidae
Cleithrolepis sp. Egerton 1864
1 specimen
M63
Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes
Pholidophoriformes indet.
1 specimen
M126
Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae
Pholidophorus sp. Agassiz 1832
1 specimen
S16
Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae
Peltopleurus sp. Kner 1866
3 specimens
M102a, M17, M12
Peltopleurus cf. rugosus Brough 1939
1 specimen
M134
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 41.3° North, 1.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.0° North, 14.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Ladinian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Ladinian
Age range of interval:242.00000 - 237.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Muschelkalk
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination,fine lithified dolomite
Lithology description: Laminated dolomicrite
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal Tectonic setting:passive margin
Geology comments: Thermal subsidence phase following initial rifting
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: Museo Geológico del Seminario de Barcelona
Metadata
Database number:149852
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:P. Vazquez, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:paleoentomology,vertebrate
Created:2013-08-28 06:42:08 Last modified:2014-06-21 10:34:21
Access level:the public Released:2013-08-28 06:42:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

48011. L. L. Beltan. 1972. La faune Ichthyologique du Muschelkalk de la Catalogne. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes XLI:281-325 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez]

Secondary references:

49826 L. Beltan. 1984. Quelques poissons du Muschelkalk superieur d'Espagne. Acta Geologica Hispanica 19:117-127 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]
40601 M. E. Clapham. 2023. Opinions to clean up insect taxonomy. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
48517 L. Vía and S. Calzada. 1987. Artropodos fosiles Triasicos de Alcover-Montral I. Insectos. Cuadernos Geología Ibérica 11:273-280 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]