Research paper

Aptian-Albian coral faunas from the Sierra del Carche (Prebetic, Murcia, southern Spain)

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HANNES LÖSER
Estación Regional del Noroeste, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio S/N y Madrid, 83250 Hermosillo, Sonora, México. loeser@paleotax.de
Corresponding author

CONSUELO ARIAS
Instituto de Geociencias (CSIC-UCM), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain. ariasc@geo.ucm.es

LORENZO VILAS
Departamento de Estratigrafía-IGEO (CSIC-UCM), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain. vilasminondo@gmail.com

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ABSTRACT

Three small coral faunas from the Early Aptian, Latest Aptian and Late Albian from a sedimentary section in the Sierra del Carche are described. A total of 17 species in 15 genera of the suborders Amphiastraeina, Archeocaeniina, Faviina, Fungiina, Heteroceniina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina are reported. One species in the genus Heteropistophyllium is described as new. The Early Aptian fauna encompasses six species, the Late Aptian fauna three species and the Late Albian fauna ten species. The three faunas do almost not share species. There are only colonial corals.

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Keywords: Cretaceous, taxonomy, invertebrates.

How to cite:  Löser, H., Arias, C. & Vilas, L. 2015. Aptian-Albian coral faunas from the Sierra del Carche (Prebetic, Murcia, southern Spain). Spanish Journal of Paleontology, 30(1), 46-64.

Received 31 March 2014, Accepted 02 September 2014, Published 30 June 2015

https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.30.1.17201

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