Sierra de los Baguales (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: Santa Cruz, Argentina (50.6° S, 72.5° W: paleocoordinates 54.2° S, 56.8° W)

When: Late/Upper Cretaceous (100.5 - 66.0 Ma)

• No comments about stratigraphy.

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•See Bostelmann et al. 2013

Environment/lithology: basinal (); glauconitic sandstone

• See Bernhardt et al. 2012

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: O. Wilckens. 1907. Die Lamellibrachiaten, Gastropoden ect. aus der oberen Kreide Südpatagoniens. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg, Breisgau 15:97-166 [M. Clapham/J. Fearon/J. Fearon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235519: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by J Fearon on 15.07.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Terabratula sp.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea antarctica
Cucullaea antarctica Wilckens 1907 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten bagualensis
Pecten bagualensis Wilckens 1907 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp.
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia solitaria
Anomia solitaria Wilckens 1907 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea vulselloides, Ostrea (Alectryonia) arcotensis
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula vera
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus gratus
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia lenticularis
Thracia lenticularis Wilckens 1907 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea inferior, Panopaea hauthali
Panopaea inferior Wilckens 1907 clam
Panopaea hauthali Wilckens 1907 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp., "Trigonia ecplecta" = Pacitrigonia ecplecta
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
"Trigonia ecplecta" = Pacitrigonia ecplecta Wilckens 1907 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula suboblonga" = Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga
"Nucula suboblonga" = Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga Wilckens 1907 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
"Malletia gracilis" = Australoneilo gracilis
"Malletia gracilis" = Australoneilo gracilis Wilckens 1907 clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Cinulia pauper
Cinulia pauper Wilckens 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica cerreria
Natica cerreria Wilckens 1907 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella praecursor
Cominella praecursor Wilckens 1907 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus dusenianus
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais gregaria
Aporrhais gregaria Wilckens 1907 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp.
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Galerus laevis
Galerus laevis Wilckens 1907 slipper shell
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa scutala
Retusa scutala Wilckens 1907 snail
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis patagonica, Ditrupa antarctica
Spirorbis patagonica
trace fossil
Ditrupa antarctica
trace fossil
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula bagualiensis
Lingula bagualiensis Wilckens 1907
Amathusia
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Amathusia luisa
Amathusia luisa Wilckens 1907