Leaellyn's Site #2, Cerro Barcino: Albian, Argentina
collected by T. Rich 1997–1998

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
7 specimens
MPEF-PV 1160–1166
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Chubut
Coordinates: 43.8° South, 68.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.4° South, 28.6° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 4
Key time interval: Albian
Age range of interval: 113.2 - 100.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chubut Formation:Cerro Barcino Member:Cerro Castaño
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Ages are found Krause et al. 2020 and Carballido et al. 2017. The contact zones between Puesto La Paloma and Cerros Castaño is approximately Aptian-Early Albian at ~118.5-110.8 Ma.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:T. Rich Collection dates:1997–1998
Metadata
Database number:162499
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-09-26 09:42:13 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2014-09-26 09:42:13
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

10337. T. H. Rich, P. J. Vickers-Rich, F. E. Novas, R. Cuneo, P. Puerta and R. Vacca. 1998. Theropods from the "Middle" Cretaceous Chubut Group of the San Jorge Sedimentary Basin, central Patagonia. A preliminary note. GAIA 15:111-115 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

79276 J. M. Krause, J. Ramezani, A. M. Umazano, D. Pol, J. L. Carballido, J. P. Sterli Puerta, N. R. Cúneo and E. S. Bellosi. 2020. High-resolution chronostratigraphy of the Cerro Barcino Formation (Patagonia): Paleobiologic implications for the mid-cretaceous dinosaur- rich fauna of South America. Gondwana Research 80:33-49 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham/G. Varnham]