Barranco de Cavila-5 (Cretaceous of Spain)

Where: Murcia, Spain (38.1° N, 1.9° W: paleocoordinates 28.7° N, 7.1° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Compressissima zone, Barremian (129.4 - 125.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone and marl

• lithology described as interbedded limestone and marl

Primary reference: M. Company, J. Sandoval, and J. M. Tavera. 1995. Lower Barremian ammonite biostratigraphy in the Subbetic Domain (Betic Cordillera, southern Spain). Cretaceous Research 16(2-3):243-256 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2306: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 30.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phyllopachyceras infundibulum
Phyllopachyceras infundibulum d'Orbigny 1840 ammonite
originally entered as "Phyllpachyceras infundibulum"
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Barremites sp.
Barremites sp. ammonite
originally entered as "Barremites spp."
 Ammonitida - Leptoceratoididae
Hamulinites sp., Karsteniceras sp.
Hamulinites sp. Paquier 1900 ammonite
originally entered as "Hamulinites spp."
Karsteniceras sp. Royo-Gomez 1945 ammonite
originally entered as "Karstenoceras spp."