Where: Argentina (37.3° S, 70.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° S, 32.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Vaca Muerta Formation, Middle Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• 15 m above the base of Vaca Muerta Fm., Zitteli Biozone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; black shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Gründel and H. Parent. 2001. Lower and Middle Tithonian marine gastropods from the Neuquen-Mendoza Basin, Argentina. Boletin del Instituto de Fisiografia y Geologia 71(1-2):13-18 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47418: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.02.2005

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