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Resumen:
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Abundant marine macrofossils are present in graphitic marbles and calc-silicate schists belonging to the Veleta nappe of the Nevado-Filábrides Complex (Internal Zones o the Betic Cordillera, SE Spain), in whet is called the Águilas tectonic arc. These fossil assemblages are dominated by crinoids, followed by minir cephalopods, brachipods, rugose corals, and putative sections of trilobites. In addition to these confidently identified groups, there are other sossil represented, but deformation and extensive recrystallization have destroyed anatomical characterers, hampering their taxonomic identification. Among the crinoids, the columnal parataxa Pentagonopentagonalis (col.) and Bystrowicrinus (col.) have been recognized. Planispiral cephalopods, assigned to either primitive ammonoids attributable to the order Agoniatitid (one of them being a possible member of the family Mimosphinatidae, or coiled nautilids, as well as orthoconid sections of possible orthoceratids of bactritids are present. Finally, there are rugose corals attributable to the family Phillipsastreidae, possibly Peeckiell. Among the remains with obscure taxonomic assignment, we recognize possible laminar calcareous algae and benthic foraminifers. Tinally, irregular, massive structures showing a rough laminar organization and longitudinal tubes with rounded sectiona are found in some black marble beds. These can be identified either as possible chaetetids or bryozoans. The report of these taxa has limited the rocks studied to the Emsian, late Early Devonian.
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