Carta geológica133-134, Locality 1 (Jurassic to of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (29.4° S, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 27.1° S, 34.9° W)

When: Formación Punta del Cobre Formation, Jurassic to Jurassic (201.4 - 129.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone and breccia

• JKPc1: Formación Punta del Cobre: Areniscas de estratificación decamétrica a métrica, en bancos internamente macizos e intercalados con brechas de clastos felsíticos,limolitas y areniscas calcáreas con trigonias y gastrópodos.Se presentan epidotizadas en las cercanías de diques máficos.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Creixell, M. Ortiz, and C. Arevalo. 2012. Geología del Área Carrizalillo-El Tofo, Regiones de Atacama y Coquimbo. [M. Rivadeneira/S. Araya]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221573: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Selene Araya on 14.08.2021, edited by Phil Novack-Gottshall

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Steinmannella sp.
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia (Trigonia) sp.
Trigonia (Trigonia) sp. Bruguiere 1789 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia ? sp.
Pterotrigonia ? sp. van Hoepen 1929 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Steinmanella sp.
Steinmanella sp. Crickmay 1930 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Eriphyla sp.
Eriphyla sp. Gabb 1864 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Ctenostreon ? sp.
Ctenostreon ? sp. Eichwald 1862 file clam
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda sp.
Gastropoda sp. Cuvier 1795 snail
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Belemnites sp. belemnite
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"Cidarites indet." = Cidaris
"Cidarites indet." = Cidaris Leske 1778 pencil urchin
unclassified
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Cnidaria indet.
Cnidaria indet. Hatschek 1888