Where: Neuquen, Argentina (40.1° S, 70.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° S, 28.7° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Piedra Pintada Formation, Pliensbachian (190.8 - 182.7 Ma)
• formation also known as Lajas
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Composite of several museum collections with poor stratigraphic data
Primary reference: S. E. Damborenea. 1987. Early Jurassic Bivalvia of Argentina: Part 1, Stratigraphical introduction and superfamilies Nuculanacea, Arcacea, Mytilacea and Pinnacea. Palaeontographica A199(1-3):23-111 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 33902: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 08.08.2003, edited by Sabine Nürnberg
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Parainoceramus apollo" = Kolymia
"Parainoceramus apollo" = Kolymia clam | |
Atreta cf. intusstriata Emmrich 1853 scallop | |
Weyla (Lywea) unca Philippi 1899 scallop
Weyla (Weyla) bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1891 scallop | |
Kolymonectes weaveri Damborenea 1997 scallop | |
"Chlamys" textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop
Radulonectites sosneadoensis Weaver 1931 scallop | |
Gervillella araucana n. sp. Damborenea 1987 oyster
Bakevellia (? Neobakevellia) pintadae Damborenea 1987 oyster
? Gervillaria pallas Leanza 1942 oyster | |
Parallelodon groeberi Damborenea 1987 clam | |
Nuculana cf. ovum Sowerby 1825 pointed nut clam | |