Where: Argentina (28.7° S, 67.8° W: paleocoordinates 37.4° S, 130.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: 4 Member (Suri Formation), Arenigian (478.6 - 468.1 Ma)
• Approximately 1180 m above base of Suri Formation.
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, green sandstone and lithified, bioturbated siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collected by Benedetto
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 115169: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 30.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Rugostrophia protoandina Benedetto 2003 |