Where: Sonora, Mexico (30.6° N, 112.6° W: paleocoordinates 15.4° N, 55.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Canadensis ammonoid zone, Antimonio Formation, Hettangian (201.3 - 199.3 Ma)
• ~8 m from the basis of the section
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast
Primary reference: D. Taylor, J. Guex, and M. Rakus. 2001. Hettangian and Sinemurian ammonoid zonation for the western Cordillera of North America. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 87(4):381-421 [J. Pálfy/E. Kovács]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 201178: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Emma Kovács on 02.05.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
Badouxia mexicana ammonite | |
"Paracaloceras sp." = Vermiceras (Paracaloceras)
"Paracaloceras sp." = Vermiceras (Paracaloceras) Spath 1923 ammonite |