NR 26: Maastrichtian - Danian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Pseudopolymorphina aff. ligua
1-5 specimens
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Palmula budensis rocanense Bertels 1964
1 specimen
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Polymorphina frondea (Cushman 1922)
1-5 specimens
Guttulina problema (d'Orbigny 1826)
1 specimen
Buliminidae
Buliminella pulchra (Terquem 1882)
20-50 specimens
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Discorbis aff. midwayensis Cushman 1940
100-200 specimens
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides acuta (Plummer 1927)
20-50 specimens
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Protelphidium cf. hofkeri Haynes 1956
20-50 specimens
Protelphidium sublaeve (Ten Dam 1944)
50-100 specimens
Nonionella sp. Cushman 1926
(Type A) 1 specimen, (Type B) 1 specimen
Nonionella jacksonensis Cushman 1933
1-5 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Rio Negro
Coordinates: 39.7° South, 67.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.1° South, 55.7° West
Time
Period: Cretaceous - Paleogene Epoch: Late Cretaceous - Paleocene
Stage: Maastrichtian - Danian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 8 - Cenozoic 1
Key time interval: Maastrichtian - Danian
Age range of interval: 72.1 - 61.6 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Malargüe Formation:Roca
Local section:NR 26 Local bed:NR 26
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified argillaceous,sandy claystone
Lithology description: The sediments are formed by clays, marls, clayey limestones, sandy, sometimes somewhat sandy, with variable proportions of gypsum and limestones microcoquinoids, varying their colour. res between orange, yellow, whitish and gray.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Existence of two facies: a deeper one and a coastal one.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:236488
Authorizer:E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Maldonado
Modifier:M. Maldonado Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2024-10-04 14:06:15 Last modified:2024-10-04 14:26:25
Access level:the public Released:2024-10-04 14:06:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

86150. A. Bertels. 1964. Micropaleontología del Paleoceno de General Roca (provincia de Río Negro). Revista del Museo de La Plata IV(23):125-184 [E. Vlachos/F. Aspromonte]