Also known as Picún Leufu
Where: Mendoza, Argentina (39.5° S, 69.3° W: paleocoordinates 46.6° S, 45.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Candeleros Formation (Neuquén Group), Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• lower part of formation, level 3
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: delta plain; fine-grained, silty sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, trace
Collected by Calvo
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. O. Calvo. 1991. Huellas de dinosaurios en la Formación Río Limay (Albiano-Cenomaniano?), Picun Leufú, Provincia de Neuquén, Republica Argentina. (Ornithischia-Saurischia: Sauropoda-Theropoda) [Dinosaur footprints in the Río Limay Formation (Albian-Cenomanian?), Picun Leufú, Neuquén Province, Argentine Republic. (Ornithischia-Saurischia: Sauropoda-Theropoda)]. Ameghiniana 28(3-4):241-258 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 98022: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 17.09.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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