Location
| Location Type | Quarry |
| Parent Location | Santa Maria |
| Decimal Latitude | 36.98626200 |
| Decimal Longitude | -25.04880900 |
| Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters | 99 |
| GeodeticDatum | WGS84 |
| Country | Portugal |
| County | Vila do Porto |
| Locality | Figueiral |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | Figueiral Pliocene Section |
| Protection | DLR 11/2018/A 2018-08-28 |
| Added by | Madeira, P. on 2024-03-18 |
| Changed by | Madeira, P. on 2024-05-21 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy | Parent | Unit Type | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figueiral Pliocene Section | Touril Volcano-Sedimentary Complex | Lithostratigraphy | 23 |
Specimens
| Scientific Name | Location | Island Group | Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bryozoa | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Corallinales | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Gigantopecten latissimus (Brocchi, 1814) | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pectinida Gray, 1854 | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Polychaeta Grube, 1850 | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Sparidae Rafinesque, 1818 | Figueiral | Azores | Santa Maria |
References
Location according to
Ávila, S. P., Ramalho, R. S., Habermann, J. M., & Titschack, J. (2018). The marine fossil record at Santa Maria Island (Azores). U. Kueppers, & C. Beier. Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. 155–196. Springer, Berlin. Active Volcanoes of the World. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_9.
Ávila, S. P., Ramalho, R. S., Habermann, J. M., & Titschack, J. (2018). The marine fossil record at Santa Maria Island (Azores). U. Kueppers, & C. Beier. Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. 155–196. Springer, Berlin. Active Volcanoes of the World. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_9.
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.