Carta Geológica 96, Locality 6 (Pleistocene to of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (30.2° S, 71.4° W: paleocoordinates 30.3° S, 71.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Formación Coquimbo Formation, Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Formación Coquimbo (Mioceno- Pleistoceno)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, sandy sandstone

• a) Areniscas finas limosas, dinas laminadas, amalgamadas finas a gruesas, muy gruesas de guijarros con bioclastos y escasas diatomitas.

•b)Calizas bioclásticas matriz soportadas (bio) clastosoportadas minoritarias.

•Se intercalan areniscas bioclásticas finas a gruesas.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Emparan C and G. Pineda F. 2006. Geología del Área de Adacollo-Puerto Aldea, Región de Coquimbo, Carta No. 96. [M. Rivadeneira/S. Araya]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 222350: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Selene Araya on 21.09.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Mesodesma donacium
Mesodesma donacium Lamarck 1818 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Ameghinomya antiqua
Ameghinomya antiqua King 1832 venus clam