E flank of Sierra de la Cicuta, Cerro Barcino: Late Aptian - Early Albian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Theropoda
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Chubut
Coordinates: 43.1° South, 68.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.3° South, 27.3° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 2-3 - Cretaceous 4
Key time interval: Late Aptian - Early Albian
Age range of interval: 119.57 - 110.1 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chubut Formation:Cerro Barcino Member:Puesto La Paloma/Cerro Castaño
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: undifferentiated Puesto La Paloma/Cerro Castaño members

Based on 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
Associated major elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:38532
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-04-23 11:10:16 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-23 11:10:16
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]