Late Arenig/Lower Llanvirn section of San Juan Fm., Huaco and Agua Hedionda, Arg: Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Barnescoceras sp.
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Monticulipora sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Orthis sp. Dalman 1828
Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae
Curtoceras sp. Ulrich et al. 1942
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Anaspyroceras sp. Shimizu and Obata 1935
Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae
Angelinoceras sp. Hyatt 1894
Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Piloceratidae
Piloceras sp. Salter 1859
Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae
Cyptendoceras sp. Ulrich and Foerste 1936
Protocycloceras sp. Hyatt 1900
Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
Oelandoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Robsonoceras sp. Ulrich and Foerste 1933
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae
Maclurites sp. Le Sueur 1818
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Annamitella sp. Mansuy 1920
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina
Coordinates: 30.0° South, 69.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° South, 130.1° West
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Ordovician
*Period:Early/Lower Ordovician - Middle Ordovician
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn
Key time interval:Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn
Age range of interval:477.70000 - 461.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:San Juan
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Late Arenig/Lower Llanvirn section of San Juan Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:concretionary,gray,green lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: marl
Lithology description: light gray nodular limestone with gray-green marl intercalations
Environment:deep subtidal shelf
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera,some macrofossils,some microfossils,species names
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: Cephalopod taxonomy and biostrat.
Metadata
Database number:8720
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:P. Novack-Gottshall
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-08-28 10:24:55 Last modified:2003-07-18 18:01:39
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:40
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

605. F. G. Acenolaza, F.R. Durand, and R.D. Taddei. 1977. Nautiloideos Ordovicicos de la Precordillera Argentina. Fauna de Huaco, Provincia de San Juan. Acta Geologica Lilloana 13(8):219-242 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]