Carta Geológica 96, Locality 12 (Cretaceous to of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (30.3° S, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 30.2° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Formación Aqueros Formation, Hauterivian to Hauterivian (132.9 - 125.5 Ma)

• Formación Arqueros (Neocomiano)

Environment/lithology: marine; volcaniclastic sediments

• Volcánica, andesìtico-basáltica, de depositación submarina y subaérea, con intercalaciones sedimentarias marina.

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 222359: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Selene Araya on 22.09.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Aetostreon sp." = Exogyra (Aetostreon)
"Aetostreon sp." = Exogyra (Aetostreon) Bayle 1878 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae