D12-Cerro Del Vasco, Bed 123, South Neuquen: Pliensbachian, Argentina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bennettitales
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Otozamites sp.
Braun 1843
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Argentina | State/province: | Neuquen |
Coordinates: | 40.2° South, 70.3° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 40.4° South, 28.8° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Early/Lower Jurassic |
Stage: | Pliensbachian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 2 |
Key time interval: | Pliensbachian | ||
Age range of interval: | 192.90000 - 184.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Piedra Pintada | ||||
Local section: | Cerro Del Vasco | Local bed: | 123 | ||
Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: formation also known as Lajas |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "cross stratification" conglomeratic sandstone |
Lithology description: coarse to conglomeratic sandstones, some cross-bedded beds | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 33897 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
Modifier: | A. Khan | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2003-08-08 07:58:22 | Last modified: | 2013-08-05 21:07:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-08-08 07:58:22 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
3975. | S. E. Damborenea. 1987. Early Jurassic Bivalvia of Argentina: Part 1, Stratigraphical introduction and superfamilies Nuculanacea, Arcacea, Mytilacea and Pinnacea. Palaeontographica A199(1-3):23-111 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |