J.Tum-2a Quebrada de Coquena: Tremadoc, Argentina
collected by C. de Ferrariis

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae
Orometopus pyrifrons Harrington 1938
recombined as Pyrimetopus pyrifrons
Trilobita - Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Apatokephalus serratus Boeck 1838
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Asaphellus jujuanus Harrington 1937
Asaphellus catamarcensis Kobayashi 1935
Notopeltis orthometopa (Harrington 1938)
original and current combination Megalaspidella orthometopa
Basiliella carinata Harrington 1938
synonym of Mekynophrys nanna
Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae
Nannopeltis modesta Harrington 1938
Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Shumardiidae
Shumardia minutula Harrington 1938
recombined as Conophrys minutula
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Pliomeroides deferrariisi Harrington 1938
Metapilekia bilirata Harrington 1938
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Protopliomerops rossi Harrington and Leanza 1957
recombined as Rossaspis rossi
Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus jujuyensis Harrington 1938
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Jujuy County:Tumbaya
Coordinates: 23.7° South, 65.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° South, 128.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian-Ordovician
Key time interval:Tremadoc Trilobite zone: Notopeltis orthometopa
Age range of interval:485.00000 - 477.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Santa Rosita Member:Humacha
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,yellow lithified "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:offshore
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:C. de Ferrariis
Taxonomic list comments:Primarily trilobite taxonomy and biostrat.
Metadata
Database number:115662
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:S. Kolbe
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-09-02 23:47:47 Last modified:2018-04-07 15:07:09
Access level:the public Released:2011-09-02 23:47:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

642. H. J. Harrington and A. F. Leanza. 1957. Ordovician trilobites of Argentina. Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press 1:1-276 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]