M-Ord section, Sierra Morena, Caceres, Spain (Ordovician of Spain)

Where: Caceres, Spain (39.0° N, 6.0° W: paleocoordinates 73.8° S, 82.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Oretanian (468.0 - 459.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified shale

• Dark shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Julivert and J. Truyois. 1974. Nuevos datos sobre el Ordovicico del sinclinal de Guadarranque (Caceres). Breviora Geologica Asturica 18(4):57-61 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21048: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 15.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Beyrichicopida - Bolliidae
Parenthatia sp. Kay 1940 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
 Palaeocopida - Hollinidae
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus sp. M'Coy 1846
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Placoparia sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
"Eodalmanitina sp." = Mucronaspis
"Eodalmanitina sp." = Mucronaspis Destombes 1963 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Neseuretus sp. Hicks 1873 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Nobiliasaphus sp. Pribyl and Vanek 1965 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Uralichas sp. Delgado 1892 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Ectillaenus sp. Salter 1867 trilobite
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Redonia sp. Rouault 1851 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Orthidae
Orthambonites sp. Pander 1830
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
 Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae
Didymograptus sp. McCoy 1851 graptolite
 Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae
? Phyllograptus sp. Hall 1858 graptolite