Figols-Castigaleu sequence B1, facies 1, sample 12 (Eocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (42.3° N, 0.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 33.5° N, 6.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• late Ypresian: chrons C23r through C22n and NP zones 12 and 13

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: interdistributary bay; poorly lithified mudstone and poorly lithified sandstone

• shown on figure as facies M2, which consists of "Mudstones and fine-grained sandstones... Bioturbated... Tidal flat, interdistributary bay": shown on supplemental figure as mostly mangrove

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: S. Dominici and T. Kowalke. 2007. Depositional dynamics and the record of ecosystem stability: early Eocene faunal gradients in the Pyrenean foreland, Spain. Palaios 22(3):268-284 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75329: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 08.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Angaria doncieuxi
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Otostoma vidali
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Peraubium vidali
Peraubium vidali Cossmann 1906 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Crommium intermedia
Crommium intermedia Deshayes 1832 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutilithes sp.
Volutilithes sp. Swainson 1829 volute
 Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Melanopsis ancillaroides
Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Gantechinobathra vulcanica, Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae, Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) solerensis, ? Tylochilus multigranosus
Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae horn snail
listed as Tympanotonos (Eotymp.) orengae
Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) solerensis horn snail
listed as Tympanotonos (T.) solerensis
? Tylochilus multigranosus horn snail
listed as Tylochilus? multigranosus
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
Granulolabium (Granulolabium) figarolense, Vicinocerithium goniophorum
Granulolabium (Granulolabium) figarolense snail
listed as Granulolabium (G.) figarolense
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula gravesi