Calhau do Corvo, Sat with Orbitolines, level 4. (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.8° N, 9.5° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 1.4° E)

When: Assises à Orbitolines Formation, Barremian (129.4 - 125.0 Ma)

• 8m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, gray, sandy marl and lithified grainstone

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 73518: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 19.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
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 Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
 Lituolacea - Mayncinidae
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Textulariellidae
Textulariella sp. Cushman 1927
Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea morrisi Pictet and Renevier 1858 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra tuberculifera" = Ceratostreon tuberculiferum
"Exogyra tuberculifera" = Ceratostreon tuberculiferum Koch and Dunker 1837 oyster
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster oblongus Brogniart 1821 heart urchin