Salado Sur, Lower Member of Agrio Fm., H. compressum Subzone (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: Neuquen, Argentina (38.3° S, 70.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.8° S, 34.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Agrio Formation), Early/Lower Hauterivian (136.4 - 130.0 Ma)

• H. neuquensis Zone, H. compressum Subzone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• Intercalated shales, sandstones and bioclastic limestones. Shoreface to offshore paleoenvironments on a storm-dominated, shallow marine ramp.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. G. Lazo. 2003. The genus Steinmanella (Bivalvia, Trigonioida) in the lower member of the Agrio Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Neuquen Basin, Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 77(6):1069-1085 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50190: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 10.05.2005, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Steinmanella transitoria Steinmann 1881 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae
Holcoptychites agrioensis Weaver 1931 ammonite