Where: Bolivia (19.3° S, 66.8° W: paleocoordinates 21.8° S, 53.2° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: El Molino Formation, Maastrichtian to Maastrichtian (72.1 - 61.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1953
Primary reference: G. Marramà and G. Carnevale. 2017. The relationships of Gasteroclupea branisai Signeux, 1964, a freshwater double-armored herring (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene of South America. Historical Biology 29(7):904-917 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 219926: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.04.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
Gasteroclupea branisai Signeux 1964 |