Research Article| March 01, 2007 Albian ammonites of the Benguela Basin (Angola): a biostratigraphic framework T. Tavares; T. Tavares UMR-CNRS 5561: Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 bd Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France, e-mail: tatiana.tavares@u-bourgogne.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Meister; C. Meister Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, 1 route de Malagnou, CP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland, e-mail: Christian.Meister@ville-ge.ch Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.L. Duarte-Morais; M.L. Duarte-Morais Departamento de Geologia, U.A.N., Faculdade de Ciências, 71 Av. 4 de Fevereiro, CP 815, Luanda, Angola, e-mail: mlmorais@netangola.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. David B. David UMR-CNRS 5561: Biogéosciences; 6 bd Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France, e-mail: bruno.david@u-bourgogne.fr Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information T. Tavares UMR-CNRS 5561: Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 bd Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France, e-mail: tatiana.tavares@u-bourgogne.fr C. Meister Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, 1 route de Malagnou, CP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland, e-mail: Christian.Meister@ville-ge.ch M.L. Duarte-Morais Departamento de Geologia, U.A.N., Faculdade de Ciências, 71 Av. 4 de Fevereiro, CP 815, Luanda, Angola, e-mail: mlmorais@netangola.com B. David UMR-CNRS 5561: Biogéosciences; 6 bd Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France, e-mail: bruno.david@u-bourgogne.fr Publisher: Geological Society of South Africa First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1996-8590 Print ISSN: 1012-0750 © 2006 Geological Society of South Africa South African Journal of Geology (2007) 110 (1): 137–156. https://doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.110.1.137 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation T. Tavares, C. Meister, M.L. Duarte-Morais, B. David; Albian ammonites of the Benguela Basin (Angola): a biostratigraphic framework. South African Journal of Geology 2007;; 110 (1): 137–156. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.110.1.137 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySouth African Journal of Geology Search Advanced Search Abstract The study of the Albian ammonite fauna of the sedimentary series in the Benguela Basin (Angola) allows a major revision of the biostratigraphy of the south Atlantic area. The new biostratigraphic approach allows the recognition of 17 horizons distributed in 8 subzones correlated with the ammonite zonation of the Tethyan Province. The Lower Albian is characterized by the Douvilleiceras inaequinodum Subzone (including the D. mammillatum aequinodum Horizon). The Middle Albian is represented by the Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) buarquianum Subzone (subdivided into O. (M.) buarquianum and O. (M.) sergipense horizons). The Upper Albian is characterized by the Dipoloceras sp. Subzone (defined by the horizon of the same name), M. (Mortoniceras) stoliczkai Subzone (subdivided into M. (M.) stoliczkai and M. (M.) stoliczkai A-B horizons), Hysteroceras choffati Subzone (including the horizon of the same name), Prohysteroceras wordiei Subzone (subdivided into M. (M.) pricei intermedium, M. (M.) angolanum, M. (Deiradoceras) sp. and M. (subgenus ?) rochai Horizons), Elobiceras conditum Subzone (subdivided into E. angustum, E. conditum and E. raymondi Horizons), and M. (Subschloenbachia) rostratum Subzone (subdivided into M. (S.) rostratum, M. (Angolaites) wintoni and M. (A.) vicina horizons). You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.