Cachiyuyo section level CA: Arenigian, Argentina
collected by Benedetto

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Ffynnonia famatinensis Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
? Desmorthis bifurcata Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae
Hesperonomia orientalis Benedetto 1998
Hesperonomiella arcuata Benedetto 2003
Mollesella planiventralis Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae
? Panderina ambigua Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Paralenorthis suriensis Benedetto 2003
Suriorthis depressus Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides kayseri Benedetto 2003
Protoskenidioides cf. revelata Williams 1974
? Crossiskenidium stelzneri Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae
Rugostrophia protoandina Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Huenellidae
Trigonostrophia reversa Benedetto 2003
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae
Camerella sp. Billings 1859
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Tritoechia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Tritoechiidae
Pinatotoechia acantha Benedetto 2001
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina
Coordinates: 28.7° South, 67.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.4° South, 130.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 2
Key time interval:Arenigian
Age range of interval:477.70000 - 468.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Suri Member:4
Stratigraphy comments: Approximately 1115 m above base of Suri Formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology:bioturbation lithified siltstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Benedetto
Metadata
Database number:115170
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:S. Kolbe
Modifier:S. Kolbe Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-08-30 05:35:54 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:2011-08-30 05:35:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

37300. J. L. Benedetto. 2003. Early Ordovician (Arenig) brachiopods from volcanicalstic rocks of the Famatina Range, northwest Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 77(2):212-242 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe]