near El Gauchito: Danian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Yaminuechelys maior (Staesche 1929)
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Chubut
Coordinates: 45.2° South, 67.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.8° South, 56.2° West
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Danian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Danian
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Salamanca
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MEF
Metadata
Also known as:(GPS-FN: TAF 1 y 2)
Database number:208437
Authorizer:E. Vlachos Enterer:E. Vlachos
Created:2020-04-01 14:46:07 Last modified:2020-04-01 14:46:07
Access level:the public Released:2020-04-01 14:46:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

71994. J. Sterli, E. Vlachos, P. Puerta, C. Oriozabala, and M. Krause. 2021. Contribution to the diversity of the fossil record of turtles (Testudinidata) from Chubut province (Argentina) and its significance in understanding the evolution of turtles in southern South America. Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 21(1):118-160 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/P. Mannion]