Quebrada El Carbón, ruta 31 (Triassic of Chile)

Also known as Formación La Ternera

Where: Copiapó, Chile (27.1° S, 69.7° W: paleocoordinates 40.7° S, 34.2° W)

When: La Ternera Formation, Triassic (251.9 - 201.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: S. Gnaedinger and R. Troncoso. 2004. Pteridophylla del Triásico del Norte Chico de Chile. I. El género Taeniopteris Brongniart. Ameghiniana 41(1):91-110 [M. Rivadeneira/M. González Tejos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 224047: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Matías González Tejos on 08.01.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -