Ardanaz (Eocene of Spain)

Also known as Ardanaz de Egues

Where: Navarre, Spain (42.8° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 4.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ardanatz Sandstone Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; silty marl

Primary reference: H. Astibia, X. Murelaga, A. Payros, X. Pereda, and J. Tosquella. 1999. Tortugas y sirenios fosiles en el Eoceno marino de Navarra y Cuenca de Jaca. Geogaceta 25:15-18 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 80239: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.04.2008

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion sp. Monfort 1808
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Haplophragmoididae
Haplophragmoides sp. Cushman 1910
 Trochamminacea - Trochamminidae
Trochammina sp. Parker and Jones 1859
 Hormosinacea - Hormosinidae
Reophax sp. Montfort 1808
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Rotalina sp. d'Orbigny 1828
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Brizalina sp. Costa 1856
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Nummulites sp. Lamarck 1801
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
unclassified
  -
Mollusca indet. Linnaeus 1758
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
unclassified
  -
Annelida indet. Lamarck 1809
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Mammalia
 Sirenia -
Sirenia indet. Illiger 1811 sirenian
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
 Ichnofossils -
Ophiomorpha sp. Lundgren 1891
Thalassinoides sp. Ehrenberg 1944