Almargem, Quinta de Agua Livre.: Aptian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales
Densoisporites perinatus Brenner 1963
Pteridopsida
Cyathidites punctatus Delcourt et al. 1963
Polypodiopsida
Biretisporites potoniai
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Cicatricosisporites perforatus
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae
Contignisporites cooksonii Dettmann 1963
Polypodiopsida
Verrucosisporites rotondus
unclassified
Pilosisporites trichopapillosus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Converrucosisporites proxigranulatus Brenner 1963
Concavissimisporites punctatus Pocock 1964
Concavissimisporites variverrucatus Brenner 1963
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Spheripollenites scabratus
original and current combination Sphaeripollenites
unclassified
Applanopsis dampierri
Dinophyceae
Tenua hytrix
Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
Gonyaulacysta orthoceras
Gonyaulacysta tenuiceras
Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Goniodomaceae
Hystrichosphaeridium salpingoforum
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 38.8° North, 9.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.2° North, 1.6° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Calcaires récifaux supérieurs
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 5m
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,white lithified argillaceous,silty sandstone
Secondary lithology:black unlithified carbonaceous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:73548
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2007-06-19 08:54:23 Last modified:2007-06-19 11:54:23
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-19 08:54:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18719. J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]