Location
| Location Type | Quarry |
| Parent Location | Santa Maria |
| Decimal Latitude | 37.00114600 |
| Decimal Longitude | -25.13815500 |
| Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters | 115 |
| GeodeticDatum | WGS84 |
| Country | Portugal |
| County | Vila do Porto |
| Locality | Baía da Cré / Pedreira dos Frades |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | Cré Section |
| Stratigraphy Elevation Base Min/Max | 100 - 105 |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | 105 |
| Protection | DLR 11/2018/A 2018-08-28 |
| Added by | Madeira, P. on 2024-02-05 |
| Changed by | Madeira, P. on 2024-05-31 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy | Parent | Unit Type | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cré fossiliferous sandstone | Cré Section | Lithostratigraphy | 97 |
Specimens
| Scientific Name | Location | Island Group | Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otodus megalodon (Agassiz, 1843) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Patella aspera Röding, 1798 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Patella piperata Gould, 1846 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Animalia | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Clypeaster altus (Leske, 1778) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Echinocyamus pusillus (Müller, 1776) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mollusca | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Novocrania turbinata (Poli, 1795) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pectinida Gray, 1854 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cosmopolitodus hastalis (L. Agassiz, 1833) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Sparidae Rafinesque, 1818 | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) | Cré | Azores | Santa Maria |
References
Location according to
Janssen, A. W., Kroh, A., & Ávila, S. P. (2008). Early Pliocene heteropods and pteropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Santa Maria (Azores, Portugal): systematics and biostratigraphic implications. 355–369. Acta Geologica Polonica. 58. 3.
Janssen, A. W., Kroh, A., & Ávila, S. P. (2008). Early Pliocene heteropods and pteropods (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Santa Maria (Azores, Portugal): systematics and biostratigraphic implications. 355–369. Acta Geologica Polonica. 58. 3.
Georeference Protocol
Rios, N. E., & Bart, H. L. (2010). GEOLocate (Version 3.22). Tulane University Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, LA. https://www.geo-locate.org/web/WebGeoref.aspx.
Rios, N. E., & Bart, H. L. (2010). GEOLocate (Version 3.22). Tulane University Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, LA. https://www.geo-locate.org/web/WebGeoref.aspx.