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Review of the late Aptian ammonoids of the Reocín area (Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Cantabria, Spain), stratigraphic implications and correlation to the third-order Ap 4 sequence

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The present work intends to review the ammonoids collected a century ago by Louis Mengaud in the Reocín area, currently housed in the Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse, France). The ammonoids are studied from a taxonomic point of view, by means of thorough morphological description and comparison with other species defined in the literature. Three different species have been recognized: Ammonitoceras aff. ucetiae Dumas, Epicheloniceras gracile Casey and Epicheloniceras sp., allowing to date the assemblage as late Aptian. The biostratigraphic analysis of the studied ammonoids permits us to attribute the upper part of the Rodezas Formation of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin to the lowermost upper Aptian, Martini Zone, Gracile Subzone. This age-calibration makes it possible to compare the age of a transgressive/regressive third-order local sequence of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin to the global sequence Ap 4.

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El presente trabajo pretende revisar los ammonoideos recolectados hace ya un siglo por Louis Mengaud en la zona de Reocín, que actualmente se encuentran depositados en la Universidad Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, Francia). Los ammonoideos se han estudiado desde un punto de vista taxonómico, por medio de la detallada descripción morfológica y comparación con otras especies definidas en la literatura. Se han reconocido tres especies diferentes: Ammonitoceras aff. ucetiae Dumas, Epicheloniceras gracile Casey y Epicheloniceras sp., permitiendo datar la asociación como Aptiense superior. El análisis bioestratigráfico de los ammonoideos estudiados permite asignar la parte superior de la Formación Rodezas de la Cuenca Vasco-Cantábrica a la parte baja del Aptiense superior, Zona Martini, Subzona Gracile. Esta calibración de la edad permite comparar la edad de una secuencia local transgresiva/regresiva de tercer orden de la Cuenca Vasco-Cantábrica con la secuencia global Ap 4.

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We appreciate the assistance and access to facilities provided by Michel Bilotte to review the ammonites housed in the Université Paul Sabatier of Toulouse of the Reocín area. Moreover, to Gérard Delanoy and Markus Wilmsen, reviewers of this paper, who contributed to improve the quality of the manuscript. This research was funded by the project CGL2014-53548-P of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), Spanish Government.

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  1. Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals, Carretera Palma-Port de Sóller Km. 30, 07100, Sóller, Illes Balears, Spain

    Rafel Matamales-Andreu

  2. Departamento de Paleontología, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico

    Josep Anton Moreno-Bedmar

  3. Departament de Geologia (Paleontologia), Facultat de Ciències, Edifici Cs, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain

    Ricardo Martínez & Antoni Grauges

  4. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Calle Tulipán s/n, 28933, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain

    María Najarro

  5. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, IGME, Ríos Rosas 23, 28003, Madrid, Spain

    Idoia Rosales

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Matamales-Andreu, R., Moreno-Bedmar, J.A., Martínez, R. et al. Review of the late Aptian ammonoids of the Reocín area (Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Cantabria, Spain), stratigraphic implications and correlation to the third-order Ap 4 sequence. J Iber Geol 44, 539–549 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41513-018-0071-5

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