Ardanatz village, upper part of section AD3, Ardanatz Sandstone Fm (Eocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (42.8° N, 1.6° W: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 4.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ardanatz Sandstone Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; silty marl

• corals lived in shallower areas than sponges and that they were transported from shallower environments (by removal, reworking processes). there was a continuous facies transition from the most proximal Ardanatz delta-front facies into the most distal/marginal outer-platform to upper-slope Ilundain Marl facies.
• Silty marls

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: H. Astibia, J. Elorza, A. Pisera, G. Alvarez-Perez, A. Payros and S. Ortiz. 2013. Sponges and corals from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) marly formations of the Pamplona Basin (Navarre, western Pyrenees): taphonomy, taxonomy, and paleoenvironments. Facies [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 142111: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.04.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Rotularia spirulaea1
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina tenuistriata2
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Ptychocerithium johannae" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium)1
"Ptychocerithium johannae" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium)1 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Haustator altavillensis1, Haustator cf. imbricatarius1, Sigmesalia sp.1
Sigmesalia sp.1 Finlay and Marwick 1937 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae
Diastoma costellatum1
Diastoma costellatum1 Lamarck 1804 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Volutospina) sp.1
Athleta (Volutospina) sp.1 Newton 1906 volute
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidae indet.1
Muricidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Nihonia aff. transversaria1
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes (Clavellofusus) cf. parisiensis1
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema (Elegantiscala) cf. bouillei1, Amaea sp.1
Amaea sp.1 Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullinidae indet.1, ? Globularia sp.1
Ampullinidae indet.1 Cossmann 1918 snail
? Globularia sp.1 Swainson 1840 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Leptomaria peresii1
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama pellati1, Chama granulosa1
Chama pellati1 jewel box
Chama granulosa1 jewel box
 Ostreida -
Ostreoidea indet.1
Ostreoidea indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa martinsi1
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus cf. caldesensis1, Spondylus sp.1, Spondylus cf. bifrons1, Chlamys sp.1, Chlamys cf. biarritzensis1
Spondylus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus cf. bifrons1 Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Chlamys sp.1 Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys cf. biarritzensis1 d'Archiac 1846 scallop
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimya pamplonensis1
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.1
Dentalium sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stylocoenia taurinensis1, Astrocoenia octopartita1
Stylocoenia taurinensis1 Michelin 1842 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Placosmiliopsis bilobatus
Placosmiliopsis bilobatus d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Dictyoceratida - Dysideidae
Spongeliomorpha cf. oraviense1
Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Nummulites aff. cyrenaicus1, Nummulites cf. beaumonti1, Nummulites ptukhiani1, Nummulites praegarnieri1, Nummulites aff. biedai1, Nummulites cf. perforatus1, Assilina schwageri1, Heterostegina reticulata1
 Ichnofossils -
Halopoa imbricata1, Ophiomorpha nodosa1
Halopoa imbricata1 Torell 1869
1Astibia et al. 2016; 2Bitner et al. 2016