Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Geography
| Country: | Peru | State/province: | Loreto |
| Coordinates: | 7.2° South, 75.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.8° South, 44.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | unpublished field data |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Agua Caliente | ||
| Local section: | Agua Fria | Local bed: | 142 m |
| Local order: | top to bottom |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified argillaceous sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | black lithified argillaceous "shale" |
| Lithology description: The Agua Caliente Formation comprises sandstones interbedded with black shales that correspond to sand bars and subtidal sedimentary environments (Kummel, 1948) | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | soft parts,original sporopollenin |
| Size of fossils: | microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all microfossils |
| Collection methods: | chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,sieve |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 144303 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | G. Doria |
| Modifier: | G. Doria | ||
| Created: | 2013-05-03 09:10:43 | Last modified: | 2013-05-02 18:13:27 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2014-05-03 09:10:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46654. | P. Mejia-Velazquez, S. R. Manchester, and C. Jaramillo. 2012. Floristic reconstruction of two Lower Cretaceous sections from Peru during the period of early angiosperm diversification and their climatic implications. 13th International Palynological Congress and 9th International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference GS02-GS006 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cárdenas] |