Los Fortines A (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Also known as Paso del Sapo Fm.

Where: Chubut, Argentina (42.7° S, 70.0° W: paleocoordinates 44.8° S, 58.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Paso del Sapo Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• 0.5 meters above basis of outcrop

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray, argillaceous siltstone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical

Primary reference: O. H. Papú. 1989. Estudio Palinológico de la Formación Paso del Sapo (Cretácico Superior), Valle Medio del Río Chubut. Granos de Polen, Consideraciones Estadísticas, Paleoecológicas y Paleoambientales. Ameghiniana 25(3):193-202 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168393: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 21.04.2015

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Taxonomic list

• Counts of 300 specimens.
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Psilatricolpites
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Psilatricolpites sp. Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1964
Conbaculatisporites
  -
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Hamulatisporis "sp. B" Krutzsch 1959 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites "sp. 1" Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 clubmoss
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Neoraistrickia sp. Potonié 1956 spikemoss
Converrucosisporites
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Converrucosisporites "sp. A" Potonié and Kremp 1954
Converrucosisporites "sp. B" Potonié and Kremp 1954
Pteridopsida
  -
Waltzispora "sp. A" Staplin 1960
Deltoidospora minor Pocock 1970
Granulatisporites sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954
Todisporites "sp. A" Couper 1958
Todisporites major Couper 1953
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Dictyophyllidites mortoni Playford and Dettmann 1965
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites cf. discordatus Thomson and Pflug 1953
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
Laevigatosporites gracilis Wilson and Webster 1946
  - Blechnaceae
Leptolepidites sp. Couper 1953
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Momipites fragilis Frederiksen and Christopher 1978
 Gunnerales -
 Buxales -
Polypodiidites sp. Potonié 1966
 Santalales -
Anacolosidites diffusa Archangelsky 1973
 Proteales - Proteaceae
 Proteales -
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
cf. Microcachryidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpidites cf. verrucosus Volkheimer 1972 podocarp
Magnoliopsida
  -
Rousea cf. patagonica Archangelsky 1973
Bryopsida
  -