Laguna Amarga (Cretaceous to of Chile)

Where: Chile (51.0° S, 72.8° W: paleocoordinates 55.8° S, 54.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Coniacian to Coniacian (89.8 - 83.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Suggested to be Senonian in text. Revised to the Coniacian-Santonian by enterer on the basis of more recent occurrences of listed taxa and likely ages of other described collections. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local section.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Not stated in text.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown lithology. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown.

Primary reference: W. J. Paulcke. 1907. Die Cephalopoden der oberen Kreide Südpatagoniens. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg im Breisgau 15:1-82 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83695: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 26.08.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Possibly not exhaustive, but representative of common forms. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but antiquated and nomenclature reflects this. Nomenclature updated by more recent opinions.
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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
"Pachydiscus amarus" = Patagiosites amarus, Pachydiscus steinmanni, Pachydiscus patagonicus, Pachydiscus hauthali
"Pachydiscus amarus" = Patagiosites amarus Paulcke 1907 ammonite
Pachydiscus steinmanni Paulcke 1907 ammonite
Pachydiscus patagonicus Paulcke 1907 ammonite
Pachydiscus hauthali Paulcke 1907 ammonite