Almargem, Crismina section, level 7a. (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.7° N, 9.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.2° N, 1.4° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• 5m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, fine-grained, coarse, yellow sandstone and poorly lithified, green, yellow, blue, sandy marl

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73504: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 19.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
"Exogyra boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea morrisi Pictet and Renevier 1858 scallop
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Dasycladaceae indet. Kutzing 1843
Foraminifera
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Choffatella decipiens Schlumberger 1905
 Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae
 Lituolacea - Nautiloculinidae
Nautiloculina sp. Mohler 1938