Valencia (Cretaceous to of Spain)

Where: Valencia, Spain (39.5° N, 0.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 27.7° N, 9.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. M. Pons and G. Sirna. 1992. Upper Cretaceous rudists distribution in the Mediterranean Tethys: comparison between platforms from Spain and South Central Italy. Geologica Romana 28:341-349 [W. Kiessling/A. Lauchstedt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162880: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Andreas Lauchstedt on 07.10.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Hippuritella heritschi, Hippuritella lapeirousei, Vaccinites bacevicensis, Vaccinites aff. loftusi, Vaccinites robustus, Vaccinites ultimus, Vaccinites "sp. 1", Vaccinites "sp. 2", Pironaea milovanovici, Pironaea polystyla, Hippurites ex gr. canaliculatus, Hippurites cf. cornucopiae, Hippurites aff. cornucopiae, Hippurites colliciatus
Hippuritella lapeirousei Goldfuss 1840 rudist
Vaccinites "sp. 1" Fischer 1887 rudist
Vaccinites "sp. 2" Fischer 1887 rudist
Hippurites cf. cornucopiae Defrance 1821 rudist
Hippurites aff. cornucopiae Defrance 1821 rudist
Hippurites colliciatus Woodward 1855 rudist
 Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae
Mitrocaprina sp.
Mitrocaprina sp. Boehm 1895 rudist
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Lapeirousia sp., Darendeella anatolica, Praeradiolites subtoucasi, Joufia reticulata, Bournonia sp.
Lapeirousia sp. Bayle 1878 rudist
Praeradiolites subtoucasi Toucas 1907 rudist
Joufia reticulata Boehm 1897 rudist
Bournonia sp. Fischer 1887 rudist