Las Lajas (MACN) (Jurassic of Argentina)

Where: Neuquén, Argentina (38.5° S, 70.4° W: paleocoordinates 36.6° S, 32.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Vaca Muerta Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MACN

Primary reference: F. de Lapparent de Broin, M. S. de la Fuente, and M. S. Fernández. 2007. Notoemys laticentralis (Chelonii, Pleurodira), Late Jurassic of Argentina: new examination of the anatomical structures and comparisons. Revue de Paléobiologie 26(1):99-136 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79650: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 17.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Platychelyidae
Notoemys laticentralis n. gen. n. sp.
Notoemys laticentralis n. gen. n. sp. Cattoi and Freiberg 1961 turtle
MACN 18043