Parador, Sierra de Cazorla, Jaen, Andalucia (Jurassic of Spain)

Also known as Reef 3513

Where: Spain (37.9° N, 3.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 5.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• unit 2, 10 m thick

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• grey to white micritic reef limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. F. Geyer and S. Rosendahl. 1985. Stromatoporen, Korallen und Nerineen aus oberjurassischen und unterkretazischen Schichten des Präbetikums von Cazorla (Provinz Jaen, Spanien) [Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous stromatoporoids, corals and nerineids from the Prebetic of Cazorla (Jaen, Spain)]. Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie an der Universität Stuttgart 82:161-179 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 69197: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.02.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae
Dermosmilia sp. Koby 1884 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major, Microsolena foliosa
"Fungiastraea major" = Microsolena major Ferry 1861 stony coral
Microsolena foliosa Roniewicz 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Fungiastraea cf. moeschi Koby 1887 stony coral
Fungiastraea arachnoides Parkinson 1808 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
"Pseudocoenia limbata" = Adelocoenia limbata Goldfuss 1829 stony coral
Proaplophyllia sexradiata Roniewicz 1966 stony coral
Goniocora socialis Roemer 1836 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria communis de Fromentel 1861 stony coral