Portugal E2/2: Early/Lower Tithonian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Procerithium sp. Cossmann 1902
1 individual
Bivalvia
Heterodonta informal sp. A Neumayr 1884
1 individual
A
Heterodonta informal sp. B Neumayr 1884
3 individuals
B
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae
Myophorella spinifera d'Orbigny 1900
2 individuals
recombined as Myophorella (Myophorella) spinifera
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
cf. Senis elongatus
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia incerta (Thurmann 1836)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon sp. Cox 1935
1 individual
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sanctaecrucis
6 individuals
Venericyprina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia morrisea
10 individuals
Protocardia intexta (Muenster 1837)
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Corbicellopsis unioides
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima suprajurensis
16 individuals
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella lusitanica
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea dubiensis (Contejean 1859)
1 individual
recombined as Praeexogyra dubiensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria pygmaea
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Juranomia calcibyssata
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium sp. (Meek 1865)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
6 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella sanctaecrucis
8 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 38.4° North, 9.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.8° North, 0.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Tithonian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 6
*Period:Late/Upper Jurassic *Epoch:Malm
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Tithonian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Tithonian
Age range of interval:149.20000 - 146.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Alcobaca
Local section:E2 Local bed:2
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous,sandy siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: argillaceous silt with streaks of fine sand (with plant debris)
Environment:prodelta Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:7893
Authorizer:F. Fursich Enterer:H. Eichiner
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-06-06 04:52:55 Last modified:2017-07-28 17:35:55
Access level:the public Released:2000-06-06 04:52:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

41. F. T. Fürsich. 1999. Unpublished data. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/P. Wagner]