Ciências da Terra, Vol 16 (2007)

Pliensbachian/Toarcian boundary: the proposed GSSP of Peniche (Portugal)

Serge Elmi

Abstract


Key-words: Toarcian GSSP, Pliensbachian, Tethyan and North-West European domains, ammonite fauna.

The Peniche section (Portugal) is considered as a potential stratotype (GSSP) for the Pliensbachian/Toarcian boundary and it is analysed on the background of the available data on the ammonite successions from other Tethyan and NW European areas.