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 1115 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 115170: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 30.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
Tritoechia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936 | |
Pinatotoechia acantha Benedetto 2001 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Skenidioides kayseri Benedetto 2003
Protoskenidioides cf. revelata Williams 1974
? Crossiskenidium stelzneri Benedetto 2003 | |
Trigonostrophia reversa Benedetto 2003 | |
Rugostrophia protoandina Benedetto 2003 | |
Camerella sp. Billings 1859 | |
? Desmorthis bifurcata Benedetto 2003 | |
Ffynnonia famatinensis Benedetto 2003 | |
Paralenorthis suriensis Benedetto 2003
Suriorthis depressus Benedetto 2003 | |
? Panderina ambigua Benedetto 2003 | |
Hesperonomia orientalis Benedetto 1998
Mollesella planiventralis Benedetto 2003
Hesperonomiella arcuata Benedetto 2003 |