Carta Geológica 208-209, Locality 8: Neocomian, Chile

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae
Steinmanella splendida
see common names

Geography
Country:Chile State/province:Ovalle
Coordinates: 30.7° South, 71.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.0° South, 35.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 1-2
Key time interval:Neocomian
Age range of interval:145.00000 - 125.77000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Formación Arqueros
Stratigraphy comments: Formación Arqueros (Valanginiano-Aptiano)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous grainstone
Secondary lithology: calcareous wackestone
Lithology description: (b) Calizas tipo grainstone, wackestone y rudstone bien estratificadas, portadoras de fósiles de invertebrados marinos intercaladas con lutitas y areniscas carbonáticas. En menor medida incluye areniscas y conglomerados finos con imbricación.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:222428
Authorizer:M. Rivadeneira Enterer:S. Araya
Created:2021-09-24 18:22:06 Last modified:2021-09-24 18:22:06
Access level:the public Released:2021-09-24 18:22:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

78179. F. Coloma, J. Álvarez, C. Creixell, C. Emparán, E. Salazar and M. Calderón. 2020. Geología de las áreas Ovalle y Peña Blanca, Región de Coquimbo Nos. 208-209. [M. Rivadeneira/S. Araya/S. Araya]