Where: Mendoza, Argentina (37.1° S, 69.4° W: paleocoordinates 41.9° S, 49.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Plottier Formation (Neuquén Group), Late/Upper Coniacian to Late/Upper Coniacian (89.3 - 83.5 Ma)
• upper levels of formation
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: dry floodplain; red, silty mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by B. González Riga
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: B. González Riga, J. Porfiri, J. Calvo, D. Dos Santos, L. Ortiz and F. Coêlho. 2012. Hallazgo de titanosaurios parcialmente articulados en el sur de Mendoza (Argentina): contexto estratigráfico [Discovery of partially articulated titanosaurs in southern Mendoza (Argentina): stratigraphic context]. XXVI Jornadas Argentinas de Paleontología de Vertebrados. I Jornadas Argentinas Técnicas en Paleontología de Vertebrados. Resúmenes. Ameghiniana 49(4 (suppl.)):R48 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 219514: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 12.04.2021
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