Carta geologica 175-176, Locality 14 (Jurassic to of Chile)

Also known as MCM-256f

Where: Atacama, Chile (29.0° S, 70.2° W: paleocoordinates 28.4° S, 32.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Lautaro Formation, Pliensbachian to Pliensbachian (190.8 - 175.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, argillaceous lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Ortiz and R. Merino. 2015. Geología de las áreas Río Chollay-Matancilla y Cajón del Encierro. [M. Rivadeneira/Y. Hernández]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221803: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Yusse Hernández on 26.08.2021

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Palaeonocula sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Tetrarhynchia sp.
Tetrarhynchia sp. Buckman 1917
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Fissirhynchia sp., Rudirhynchia sp.
Fissirhynchia sp. Pearson 1977
Rudirhynchia sp. Buckman 1917
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Weyla angustecostata
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium cf. disciforme
Entolium cf. disciforme Schubler 1833 scallop
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon sp.
Actinostreon sp. Bayle 1878 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp.
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Gresslya sp.
Gresslya sp. Agassiz 1843 clam
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon sp.
Eomiodon sp. Cox 1935 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae
Phymatoceras cf. copiapense
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Pleydellia sp., Phlyseogrammoceras sp.
Phlyseogrammoceras sp. Buckman 1901 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Eoderoceratidae
Fanninoceras cf. disciforme
Fanninoceras cf. disciforme Hillebrandt 1981 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Otoitidae
Emileia sp.
Emileia sp. ammonite
 Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae
Belemnopsis sp.
Belemnopsis sp. Bayle 1878 belemnite
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Lithotrochus sp.
Lithotrochus sp. Conrad 1855 top snail