Abra El Zunchal (2nd quarry - siltstones) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Also known as north of Puente Morales

Where: Salta, Argentina (25.5° S, 64.7° W: paleocoordinates 28.9° S, 47.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Morales Member (Las Curtiembres Formation), Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; green siltstone

• green laminated siltstones with diagenetic nodules and subordinated yellowish fine-grained sandstones with current ripples

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” in 2005 and 2006

Primary reference: A. Scanferla, F. Agnolin, F. E. Novas, M. Fuente, E. Bellosi, A. M. Baez, and A. Cione. 2011. A vertebrate assemblage of Las Curtiembres Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of northwestern Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, new series 13(2):195-204 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133219: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 06.09.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Salientia - Panpipidae
Saltenia ibanezi
Saltenia ibanezi Reig 1959 frog
MAS-P/2 specimens
Aves
 Enantiornithes - Avisauridae
Intiornis inexpectatus n. gen. n. sp.
Intiornis inexpectatus n. gen. n. sp. Novas et al. 2010 bird
MAS-P/2 1 - holotype - slab and counter-slab preserving a right foot, articulated with the distal end of the corresponding tibiotarsus
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Pleurodira indet.
Pleurodira indet. sideneck turtle
MAS-P/2 specimens - isolated shell elements