Sierra de Santa Rosa section 3, middle member: Early/Lower Pliensbachian, Mexico

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus cf. baylei
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cf. folium Young and Bird 1822
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella araucana Damborenea 1987
Gervillella leesi Aberhan and Muster 1997
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Antiquilima cf. nodulosa Terquem 1855
Ctenostreon informal sp. A Eichwald 1862
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium corneolum (Young and Bird 1828)
recombined as Entolium (Entolium) corneolum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Agerchlamys wunschae (Marwick 1953)
original and current combination Chlamys (Camptochlamys) wunschae
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Weyla bodenbenderi (Behrendsen 1891)
recombined as Weyla (Weyla) bodenbenderi
Weyla titan Moricke 1894
Weyla alata (von Buch 1838)
recombined as Weyla (Weyla) alata
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Laevitrigoniidae
Frenguelliella poultoni Leanza 1993
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Goniomya informal sp. A Agassiz 1842
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya concentrica Sowerby 1822
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha neuquena Leanza 1940
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia luggudensis Troedsson 1951
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Neocrassina gueuxi d'Orbigny 1850
see common names

Geography
Country:Mexico State/province:Sonora
Coordinates: 30.1° North, 111.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.4° North, 50.7° West
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Pliensbachian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 2
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pliensbachian
Age range of interval:192.90000 - 184.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Sierra de Santa Roas Member:Middle
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: lithified mudstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:115215
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:S. Kolbe
Modifier:S. Kolbe Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-08-31 02:39:45 Last modified:2011-08-30 12:43:30
Access level:the public Released:2011-08-31 02:39:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
37313. A. Scholz, M. Aberhan, and C.M. León. 2008. Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications. Geological Society of America Special Paper 442:269-312 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe/P. Wagner]