Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini

Regional Level Types
Marbella	Municipality
Málaga	Province
Andalusia	Autonomous Community
Spain	Country

Marbella is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.

Marbella is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, between Málaga and the Strait of Gibraltar, in the foothills of the Sierra Blanca. The municipality covers an area of 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi) crossed by highways on the coast, which are its main entrances.

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	67
Youngest Fossil Listed	2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed	383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Marbella 19 330.9 - 323.2 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from Region	Click here to show the list.
Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Eostaffella genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Eostaffellidae : Eostaffella 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Neoarchaediscus genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Archaediscidae : Neoarchaediscus 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Tetrataxis genus Foraminifera : Tetrataxidae : Tetrataxis 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Axophyllum genus Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lonsdaleiidae : Axophyllum 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Kizilia genus Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Kiziliidae : Kizilia 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Lonsdaleia genus Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Axophyllidae : Lonsdaleia 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Hexaphyllia genus Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterophylliidae : Hexaphyllia 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Gastropoda class Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Striarca genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Striarca 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Ostracoda class Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Bryozoa phylum Animalia : Bryozoa 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Brachiopoda phylum Animalia : Brachiopoda 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Ancyrodella genus Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Ancyrodella 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Ancyrognathus genus Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Ancyrognathus 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Icriodus genus Animalia : Chordata : Icriodontidae : Icriodus 382.7 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Klapperina genus Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Klapperina 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Mesotaxis genus Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Palmatolepidae : Mesotaxis 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Palmatolepis genus Animalia : Chordata : Palmatolepidae : Palmatolepis 382.7 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Polygnathus genus Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Dasycladaceae family Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Girvanella genus Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Glycymeris (Glycymeris) subgenus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Glycymeris) 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Glycymeris glycymeris species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris glycymeris 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis : Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Stacheoides genus Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Ungdarellaceae : Stacheoides 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Frustulata genus Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Calcifoliida : Calcifoliaceae : Frustulata 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Fasciella genus Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Fasciellidae : Fasciella 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Arca (Arca) tetragona species Arca (Arca) tetragona 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic Echinoidea class Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Koninckophyllum interruptum species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Koninckophyllum : Koninckophyllum interruptum 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Axophyllum pseudokirsopianum species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lonsdaleiidae : Axophyllum : Axophyllum pseudokirsopianum 330.9 - 323.2 Ma Carboniferous Polygnathus linguiformis species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : Polygnathus linguiformis 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Polygnathus decorosus species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : Polygnathus decorosus 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Ancyrodella nodosa species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Ancyrodella : Ancyrodella nodosa 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Polygnathus xylus species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : Polygnathus xylus 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Ancyrodella rotundiloba species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Ancyrodella : Ancyrodella rotundiloba 382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian Polygnathus webbi species Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus : Polygnathus webbi 376.1 - 370.6 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbella
Wikidata ID:	Q484799
GeoNames ID:	6359474

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