Suri Fm., Sierra de Famatina, Agua Colorado, Rio Cachiyuyo and Saladillo Chica,: Arenig, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae
Hesperonomia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Monorthis sp.
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Paralenorthis sp. Havlicek and Branisa 1980
Orthambonites sp. Pander 1830
Orthis sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Cyrtonotella sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Mimella sp. Cooper 1930
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Famatinorthis sp.
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Incorthis sp. Havlíček and Branisa 1980
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
? Clitambonites sp. Pander 1830
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Tritoechia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Obolus sp. Eichwald 1829
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida
? Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808
    = Bellerophontoidea indet. M'Coy 1851
Wagner 2023
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
? Ophileta sp. Vanuxem 1842
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta sp. Salter 1852
Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae
Catamarcaia sp.
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Redonia sp. Rouault 1851
Bivalvia - Lipanellidae
Cosmogoniophorina sp. Isberg 1934
Trilobita - Asaphida - Hungaiidae
Hungioides sp. Kobayashi 1936
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Merlinia sp. Fortey and Owens 1978
Suriaspis sp. Acenolaza and Rabano 1990
Asaphus sp. Brongniart 1822
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Lonchodomas sp. Angelin 1854
Ampyx sp. (Dalman 1827)
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Famatinolithus sp. Harrington and Leanza 1957
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Pliomera sp. Angelin 1845
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Neseuretus sp. Hicks 1873
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae
Annamitella sp. Mansuy 1920
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827
Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae
Oopsites sp. Fortey 1975
Carolinites sp. Kobayashi 1940
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina
Coordinates: 29.0° South, 68.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.2° South, 130.5° West
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Ordovician
10 m.y. bin: Ordovician 2
*Period:Early/Lower Ordovician *Epoch:Arenig
Key time interval: Arenig
Age range of interval: 477.7 - 468.4 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Suri
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green lithified calcareous sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: silicified sandstone, green shale, and limolites intercalated with thin marls and volcaniclastics
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: JA: marked by Novack-Gottshall without explanation as omitting some genera, some macrofossils, some microfossils, and species names, but apparently complete
Taxonomic list comments:Primarily trilobite and brachiopod taxonomy and biostrat.
Metadata
Database number:8783
Authorizer:A. Miller, P. Wagner Enterer:P. Novack-Gottshall, P. Wagner
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-08-29 12:28:06 Last modified:2007-02-21 19:26:07
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
658. R. Levy and F.E. Nullo. 1980. Braqiopodos Ordovicicos de la Sierra del Famatina (Formacion Suri), Provincia de la Rioja, Republica Argentina. Actas del segundo congreso Argentino de paleontologia y bioestratigrafia y primer congreso Latinoamericano de paleontologia 1:37-47 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]

Secondary references:

9042 P. J. Wagner. 2023. Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]