Cerro de Sao Miguel, Faro: Tithonian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea crassoramosa (Michelin 1843)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Calamophylliopsis flabellum (de Blainville 1830)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae
Axosmilia carrapateirensis (Koby 1904)
Axosmilia corallina (Etallon 1859)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena agariciformis Etallon 1859
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea oculata (Koby 1887)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Pseudocoenia slovenica Turnsek 1972
synonym of Adelocoenia parvistella
Stylina girodi Etallon 1864
Stylina parcicosta Koby 1905
Stylosmilia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Stromatoporoidea
Milleporidium lusitanicum
Milleporidium formosum
Demospongiae
Ptychochaetetes globosus
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Actinostromariidae
Actinostromaria coacta
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 37.1° North, 7.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.1° North, 1.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Tithonian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 6
Key time interval:Tithonian
Age range of interval:149.20000 - 145.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Portlandian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: marly limestones with coral-stromatoporoid biostromes
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3484
Database number:68609
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-01-30 03:24:35 Last modified:2007-03-05 09:14:36
Access level:the public Released:2007-01-30 03:24:35
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

19775. 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]