San Julian-Cabo Curioso (section 2) (Eocene to of Argentina)

Where: Santa Cruz, Argentina (49.3° S, 67.7° W: paleocoordinates 51.0° S, 58.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eocene to Eocene (56.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Tournouër. 1903. Note sur la géologie et la paléontologie de la Patagonie. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 3:464-473 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Wertheim]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50077: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 05.05.2005, edited by Grace Varnham

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Sigapatella) americana Ortmann 1900 slipper shell
Crepidula gregaria slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae
Struthiolaria hatcheri Ortmann 1899 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris ibari Philippi 1887 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis insolita Sowerby 1846 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus volckmanni" = Ameghinomya volckmanni
"Venus volckmanni" = Ameghinomya volckmanni Philippi 1887 venus clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita inaequalis" = Cardiocardita inaequalis
"Cardita inaequalis" = Cardiocardita inaequalis Philippi 1887 clam