Cabreiro, claystones, sandstones and lignites, level 2.: Aptian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Applanopsis segmentatus Balme 1961
Microreticulatisporites diatretus
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida
Biretisporites potoniai
unclassified
Pilosisporites trichopapillosus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Concavisporites minor
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Spheripollenites scabratus
original and current combination Sphaeripollenites
Inaperturopollenites limbatus Balme 1957
unclassified
Staplinisporites caminus Pocock 1962
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 38.7° North, 9.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.2° North, 1.4° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Grès, argiles et lignites supérieurs
Local section:Cabreiro Local bed:2
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified carbonaceous claystone
Secondary lithology:fine,gray lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:73580
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-20 05:08:42 Last modified:2007-06-20 08:08:42
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-20 05:08:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18719. J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]