Bajada del Agrio - Shell Bed G, Neuquen, Argentina: Early/Lower Hauterivian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae
Steinmanella transitoria Steinmann 1881
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia carinata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Ptychomya koeneni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha transatlantica
Myoconcha transtlantica
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea gabrielis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella aviculoides (Sowerby 1814)
Gervillaria alatior
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) sp. (Bayle 1878)
original and current combination Ceratostreon
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Mimachlamys robinaldina (Orbigny 1847)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
Hoplitocrioceras sp.
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina
Coordinates: 38.0° South, 69.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.5° South, 33.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Hauterivian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2
Key time interval:Early/Lower Hauterivian
Age range of interval:132.60000 - 125.77000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bajada del Agria Member:Pilmatue
Local bed:5
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Shell Bed G, Hoplitocrioceras gentilii Zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,medium lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shoreface
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:44744
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-09-17 00:26:39 Last modified:2004-09-17 03:26:39
Access level:the public Released:2004-09-17 00:26:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11681. D. G. Lazo. 2003. Taxonomy, facies relationships and palaeobiology of bakevelliid bivalves from the Lower Cretaceous of west-central Argentina . Cretaceous Research 24(6):765-788 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]