KT section Sierra Huantraico, Neuquén Basin, HU8 (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: Neuquén, Argentina (37.6° S, 69.9° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° S, 57.6° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Roca Formation (Malargüe Group), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• K/T boundary (basis of HU23) is at 0 m. Beds lumped over 0.80 m. Data from bed/horizon refers to midpoint of sampled beds.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified mudstone

• inner shelf environment.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collected by Aberhan, M., Kiessling, W., Weidemeyer, S. in 2004

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: S. Weidemeyer. 2007. Molluscs at the K/Pg boundary in Argentina: Extinction and recovery patterns. unpublished Ph.D. thesis. [W. Kiessling/S. Weidemeyer]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74017: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sven Weidemeyer on 17.07.2007

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Taxonomic list

• Echinoid plates and Baculites were reported but not included.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritellidae indet. Lovén 1847 turret shell
Turritella malaspina turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea "sp. C" Menard 1807 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia (Linearia) cf. semicostata" = Linearis, Solyma cf. levis
"Linearia (Linearia) cf. semicostata" = Linearis tellin clam
Solyma cf. levis tellin clam
 Cardiida - Lahillidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus "sp. B" Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea "symmetrica" Douglas and Arkell 1932 file clam