PBDB Collection

El Zampal section - Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: Mendoza, Argentina (36.5° S, 69.7° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° S, 50.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Neuquén Group), Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, muddy mudstone

• The Neuquén Group includes terrestrial post-orogenic deposits related to the main Miranic Orogeny (also known in the literature as the Patagonidic Orogeny)

Size class: microfossils

• Other = Palynology

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collected by Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB)

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

• UNPSJB: Repository

Primary reference: P. Vallati. 2013. Paleotropical pollen grains from the Neuquén Group, Patagonia, Argentina. Carnets de Géologie (5)273-279 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 149816: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 27.08.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Propyllipollis "sp." ? Propyllipollis "sp."
Polypodiopsida
- Marsileaceae	Gabonisporis vigourouxii Gabonisporis vigourouxii Boltenhagen 1967
- Gleicheniaceae	Gleicheniidites senonicus Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
Ginkgoopsida
Ephedrales -	Equisetosporites "sp.", Equisetosporites multicostatus, Equisetosporites cf. cancellatus, Equisetosporites cf. albertensis Equisetosporites "sp." Daugherty 1941 Equisetosporites multicostatus Norris 1967 Equisetosporites cf. cancellatus Paden et al. 1971 Equisetosporites cf. albertensis Singh 1964
Cycadopsida
Gnetales -	Steevesipollenites "sp." Steevesipollenites "sp." Stover 1964 cycads
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Classopollis "sp.", Classopollis classoides Classopollis "sp." Pflug 1953 Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Dryadopollis
-	Dryadopollis "sp." Dryadopollis "sp." Srivastava 1977
Crassitricolporites
-	Crassitricolporites "sp." Crassitricolporites "sp." Herngreen 1972
Magnoliopsida
-	Psilatricolporites "sp." Psilatricolporites "sp." Pierce 1961
Angiospermae
Austrobaileyales - Trimeniaceae	Cretacaeiporites scabratus, Cretacaeiporites cf. scabratus Cretacaeiporites scabratus Herngreen 1974 Cretacaeiporites cf. scabratus Herngreen 1974
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	? Cupanieidites "sp." ? Cupanieidites "sp." Cookson and Pike 1954 soapberry
Santalales - Loranthaceae	? Syncolporites "sp." ? Syncolporites "sp." Van der Hammen 1954 mistletoe
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites "sp." Tricolpites "sp." Couper 1953
Proteales - Proteaceae	? Proteacidites "sp." ? Proteacidites "sp." Cookson and Couper 1953
Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae	Liliacidites "sp.", Liliacidites cf. kaitangataensis Liliacidites "sp." Couper 1953 Liliacidites cf. kaitangataensis Couper 1953
Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae	? Racemonocolpites "sp." ? Racemonocolpites "sp." González-Guzmán 1967 palm

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpidites cf. marwicki, Podocarpidites rugulosus, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Callialasporites trilobatus Podocarpidites cf. marwicki podocarp Podocarpidites rugulosus Romero 1977 podocarp Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp
Gnetaceaepollenites
-	Gnetaceaepollenites jansonii Gnetaceaepollenites jansonii Lima 1980
Confossia vulgaris
-	Confossia vulgaris Confossia vulgaris Stough 1968