Quebrada de la Ajita: Late/Upper Paleocene, Argentina
collected by J.H. Digregorio
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Podocnemididae
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"Podocnemis" argentinensis
Cattoi and Freiberg 1958
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| MACN 16553, partial shell | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Argentina | State/province: | Jujuy | County: | Tilcara |
| Coordinates: | 23.6° South, 65.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.3° South, 53.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Paleocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | MACN |
| Collectors: | J.H. Digregorio |
Metadata
| Database number: | 190184 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2017-12-01 18:40:01 | Last modified: | 2017-12-01 18:40:01 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-12-01 18:40:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 63987. | N. Cattoi and M.A. Freiberg. 1958. Una nueva especie de “Podocnemis” del Cretáceo argentino. Physis 21:58-67 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |