1. Ostracods of the Upper Toarcian (Jurassic) of Boca da Mata, Alvaiázere, Portugal: taxonomy and evolution.
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CABRA, MARIA CRISTINA, LORD, ALAN R., PINTO, SUSANA, DUARTE, LUÍS V., and AZERÊDO, ANA C.
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WATER depth ,TAXONOMY ,JURASSIC Period - Abstract
Upper Toarcian ostracod assemblages from Boca da Mata, Alvaiázere, Central Portugal, are described to complement earlier work on the ostracods of the Toarcian GSSP at Peniche, western Portugal. A total of 44 species are recorded and the following new taxa described: Cytheropterina ainsworthi sp. nov., Eucytherura alvaiazerensis sp. nov., Otocythere iberobritannica sp. nov., Ophektycythere gen. nov. with O. herrrigi sp. nov., O. mataensis sp. nov. and O.? sicoensis sp. nov. The assemblages reflect oxygenated fully marine, sublittoral shallow water conditions in a proximal margin of the Lusitanian Basin. The species spectrum has most in common with material described from Western Europe especially the Fastnet Basin, offshore Ireland. Lowermost Aalenian assemblages contain some Toarcian species but also new taxa not studied in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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