Quatretonda, Spain (Unit 2) (Cretaceous to of Spain)

Where: Spain (38.9° N, 0.3° W: paleocoordinates 29.5° N, 0.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)

• Stage range given is max. estimate.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified sandstone and limestone

• Reference section for the External Prebetic.

Sandstones interbeeded with sandy limestones.

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: J. Gallemi, G. Lopez, R. Martinez, J. Munoz and J. M. Pons. 1997. Albian-Cenomanian and Campanian-Maastrichtian biostratigraphy of southeast Spain. Cretaceous Research 18(3):355-372 [C. Marshall/S. Low]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3772: authorized by Charles Marshall, entered by Sofy Low on 09.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Endocostea regularis d'Orbigny 1845 clam
Endocostea cf. regularis d'Orbigny 1845 clam
originally entered as "Endocostea cf. regularis"
Platyceramus cycloides Wegner 1905 clam
"cycloides ricardoi" - originally entered as "Platyceramus cycloides ricardoi"
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Almerarhynchia virgiliana
originally entered as "Almerarynchia virgiliana"
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Prionocidaris sp. Agassiz 1863 pencil urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
"Caenholectypus ? subcrassus" = Coenholectypus
"Caenholectypus ? subcrassus" = Coenholectypus sea urchin
"subcrassus (?)" - originally entered as "Coenholectypus subcrassus (?)"
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster sp. Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
"Hemipneustes ? nicklesi" = Hemipneustes persicus Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 sea urchin
"nicklesi (?)" - originally entered as "Hemipneustes nicklesi (?)"
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Proraster ? geayi Cottreau 1908 heart urchin
"geayi (?)" - originally entered as "Proraster geayi (?)"
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin
 Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae
Faujasia eccentripora Lees 1928 sand dollar
 Irregularia - Clypeolampadidae
Clypeolampas ovatus Lamarck 1816 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Nucleolites sp. Lamarck 1801 sea urchin
 Echinoneoida - Conulidae
Globator ? orientalis sea urchin
"orientalis (?)" - originally entered as "Globator orientalis (?)"
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
 Salenioida - Saleniidae