Localidad 2 (Jurassic to of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (29.8° S, 70.1° W: paleocoordinates 28.6° S, 32.6° W)

When: Early/Lower Pliensbachian to Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 171.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, carbonaceous lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: concretion

Primary reference: I. Murillo, R. Velazquez, and C. Creixell. 2017. Geología de las áreas Guanta-Los Cuartitos y Paso de Vacas Heladas, Región de Atacama y Coquimbo. [M. Rivadeneira/L. Ledezma/L. Ledezma]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221767: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Leandro Ledezma-Durán on 25.08.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Cossmannea sp.
Cossmannea sp. Pcelincev 1931 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon sp.
Actinostreon sp. Bayle 1878 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp.
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea spp.
Cucullaea spp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp.
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Tetrarhynchia sp.
Tetrarhynchia sp. Buckman 1917
 Terebratulida -
Peristerothyris sp.
 Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Telothyris sp.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
"Schizosmilia sp." = Cladophyllia
"Schizosmilia sp." = Cladophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Isastrea sp.
Isastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral