Pozo Pedro Luro I - Sample 524 (Paleocene of Argentina)

Also known as Pedro Luro Fm.

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (39.5° S, 62.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.3° S, 51.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Pedro Luro Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; brown, gray, sandy claystone

• Depth: 963-964 mts. from the entrance of the well.

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric

Primary reference: L. C. Ruiz and M. E. Quattrocchio. 1997. Estudio Palinológico de la Formación Pedro Luro (?Maastrichtiano-Paleoceno) en la Cuenca del Colorado, República Argentina. Parte 1: Esporas triletes, Laevigati, Murornati, Tricassati, Cingulati y Zonati. Revista Española de Micropaleontología 29(1):13-29 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168434: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 22.04.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Pteridopsida
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Deltoidospora minor
Deltoidospora minor Pocock 1970
Magnoliopsida
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Verrustephanoporites simplex
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Microcachryidites antarcticus, Podocarpidites marwickii
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp
Podocarpidites marwickii Couper 1953 podocarp
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Classopollis classoides