Liu Malal 2 (Paleocene of Argentina)

Where: Mendoza, Argentina (35.9° S, 69.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° S, 58.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Roca Formation (Malargue Group), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained, medium, shelly/skeletal limestone

• Limestones. From the published stratigraphic section: predominately sequences of course grained mudstone, wackestone, packstone and grainstone with medium grained shale and fine to medium grained sandstone with some planar bedding and fossils.

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Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Griffin, S. Casadio, and A. Parras. 2005. Maastrichtian and Danian species of Turkostreini (Ostreidae, Crassostreinae) from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Ameghiniana 42(2):257-276 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles/J. Sessa]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 105865: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 26.02.2011, edited by Franco Aspromonte

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Turkostrea argentina n. sp.
Turkostrea argentina n. sp. Griffin et al. 2005 oyster
GHUNLPam 17244 (holotype),17243,17245-17277,17387-17498 and 17592-17601