Bom Jesus, perto de Laranjeiras: Early/Lower Turonian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster cedroensis Maury 1936
synonym of Mecaster batnensis
Hemiaster jacksoni Maury 1925
synonym of Mecaster batnensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra haliotoidea (Sowerby 1813)
synonym of Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) reticulata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha syphax Coquand 1854
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea sergipensis White 1887
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Pseudaspidoceras pedroanum (White 1887)
synonym of Pseudaspidoceras footeanum
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Vascoceratidae
Vascoceras hartti (Hyatt 1870)
recombined as Vascoceras harttii
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Acanthoceras offarcinatum (White 1887)
recombined as Douvilleiceras offarcinatum
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Sergipe
Coordinates: 10.5° South, 37.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.6° South, 13.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Turonian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Turonian
Age range of interval:93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Sergipe
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit of the "Sergipe Series", for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Early Turonian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From uknown position in local section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified not reported
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of taphonomic description and figured specimens.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Brazilian Geological Survey. REPOSITORY: Brazilian Geological Survey.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for ammonites, bivalves, and gastropods. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature, but with some species-resolution identification where possible.
Metadata
Database number:87858
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-03-26 13:56:28 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2009-03-26 13:56:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29529. C. J. Maury. 1936. Monographias do Servico Geologico E Mineralogico 11:1-283 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]