Carta Geológica 96, Locality 7 (Pleistocene to of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (30.2° S, 71.5° W: paleocoordinates 30.3° S, 71.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Formación Coquimbo Formation, Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Formación Coquimbo (Mioceno-Pleistoceno)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, silty sandstone

• a) Areniscas finas limosas, dinas laminadas, amalgamadas finas a gruesas, muy gruesas de guijarros con bioclastos y escasas diatomitas.

•b)Calizas bioclásticas matriz soportadas (bio) clastosoportadas minoritarias.

•Se intercalan areniscas bioclásticas finas a gruesas.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Emparan C and G. Pineda F. 2006. Geología del Área de Adacollo-Puerto Aldea, Región de Coquimbo, Carta No. 96. [M. Rivadeneira/S. Araya]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 222351: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Selene Araya on 21.09.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp.
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Acanthina unicornis, Crassilabrum crassilabrum
Acanthina unicornis Bruguiére 1789 unicorn
Crassilabrum crassilabrum Sowerby 1834 murex snail