Barranc de la Posa (layer 48) (Cretaceous of Spain)

Also known as Barranco de la Posa, Barranco Posa

Where: Cataluña, Spain (42.1° N, 1.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° N, 0.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Arén Formation, Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• "lignitic formation" older than limestones bearing Hippurites castroi

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: A. Liebau. 1973. El Maastrichtiense lagunar ("Garumniense") de Isona [The lagoonal Maastrichtian ("Garumnian") of Isona]. XIII Coloquio Europeo de Micropaleontología 87-112 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 74527: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 09.08.2007, edited by Abree Murch

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Harrisichara
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Harrisichara spp. Grambast 1957
Raskyella
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? Raskyella sp. Grambast and Grambast 1954
 Charales - Characea
Osteichthyes
 Osteichthyes -
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 bony fish
Reptilia
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Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Megaloolithus cf. mamillare Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 titanosaurid
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Heterostropha - Physidae
"Physa" sp. Draparnaud 1801 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Vitrinella "sp. 1" Adams 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
aff. Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Cyprididae
Cyprididae indet. Baird 1845 ostracod
Cypris "sp. 1" Müller 1776 ostracod
Cypris "sp. 2" Müller 1776 ostracod
 Podocopida - Limnocytheridae
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? Cyprinotus sp. Brady 1886 ostracod