Pero Pinheiro, Ericeira section, level 9.: Aptian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Orbitolinidae
Palorbitolina lenticularis
Cyclamminidae
Choffatella decipiens Schlumberger 1905
Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygoea
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella sp. Jones 1849
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Schuleridea sp. Swartz and Swain 1946
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Cythereis sp. Jones 1849
Cythereis ex gr. buechlerae
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratulidae indet. Gray 1840
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet. Gray 1848
Cyanophyceae - Garwoodiaceae
Bacinella irregularis Radoicic 1959
unclassified
Lithocodium aggregatum Elliott 1956
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 38.9° North, 9.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.3° 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 section:Ericeira section Local bed:9
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 1.20, 1.50m
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow poorly lithified marl
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:73559
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-20 00:18:16 Last modified:2007-06-20 03:18:16
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-20 00:18:16
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]