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Marno-calcaires à Heteraster oblongus, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
| Formation | Marno-calcaires à Heteraster oblongus |
|---|---|
| Age: | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Interval | Aptian |
| Lithology | limestone, marl/sandstone, marl, marl/grainstone, dolomite/claystone, grainstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 86 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Almargem | Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal | Marno-calcaires à Heteraster oblongus |
| Northern side of synclinal of Pero Pinheiro | Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal | Marno-calcaires à Heteraster oblongus |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcaires à Rudistes de Praia dos Coxos | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | grainstone, grainstone/marl | 42 |
| Calcaires et marnes à Choffatelles | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | grainstone/marl, marl/grainstone, grainstone/claystone | 73 |
| Calcaires récifaux supérieurs | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | grainstone, grainstone/marl, "limestone", sandstone/grainstone, sandstone/claystone, marl, marl/grainstone | 166 |
| Grès à Trigonies | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | marl/sandstone, grainstone/marl | 22 |
| Grès inférieurs | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", "limestone", grainstone, marl, grainstone/"limestone", siltstone, dolomite/marl | 48 |
| Marnes à Huîtres | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", sandstone/marl, grainstone | 49 |
| Marnes et grès de Santa Susana | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | marl/grainstone, sandstone/marl | 11 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Rey J. (1972) Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal), Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21, 1-477 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
