ammonites
Santa Maria Island, algal biostrome (Pleistocene of Portugal)

Also known as Reef 3991

Where: Azores, Portugal (37.0° N, 25.1° W: paleocoordinates 37.0° N, 25.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• unit A2, MIS 5.5

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; reef rocks

• shallow depths, probably less than 10 m
• algal biostrome

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. P. Avila, P. Madeira, C. Zazo, A. Kroh, M. Kirby, C. Marques Silva, M. Cachao and A. M. Frias Martins. 2009. Palaeoecology of the Pleistocene (MIS 5) outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores) in a complex oceanic tectonic setting. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 274:18-31 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89618: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.06.2009, edited by Jocelyn Sessa