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
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; black, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
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 33903: 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 | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Nuculana cf. ovum Sowerby 1825 pointed nut clam | |
Frenguelliella sp. Leanza 1942 clam | |
Parallelodon groeberi Damborenea 1987 clam | |
Aguilerella neuquensis n. sp.
Aguilerella neuquensis n. sp. oyster | |
Isognomon jupiter oyster | |
Entolium ? disciforme Schubler 1833 scallop
Entolium ? mapuche Damborenea 2002 scallop | |
Radulonectites sosneadoensis Weaver 1931 scallop | |
Weyla sp. Böhm 1920 scallop | |
? Falcimytilus gigantoides mussel
Modiolus cf. thiollierei mussel |