Arroyo Calmu Co (Cretaceous to of Argentina)

Also known as Loncoche Fm.

Where: Mendoza, Argentina (36.5° S, 69.8° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° S, 55.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Loncoche Formation, Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; fine-grained, medium sandstone and tabular siltstone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric, sieve

• Repository: MPLP (Mendoza-Paleopalinoteca-Laboratorio de Paleopalinología); Macrofossils at IANIGLA-CRICYT, Mendoza-Argentina.

Primary reference: O. H. Papú. 2002. Nueva microflora de edad maastichtiana en la localidad de Calmu-Co, sur de Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 39(4):415-426 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 168549: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 24.04.2015, edited by Elena Stiles

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Counts of 300 specimens (palynomorphs).
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Pilula
  -
Pilula cf. penita
Chlorophyceae
  -
Pediastrum aff. boryanum
Pediastrum aff. boryanum Meneghini 1840
  - Scenedesmaceae
Scenedesmus aff. bijuga
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Classopollis intrareticulatus, Classopollis classoides, Frenelopsis sp.1, Araucariaceae indet.1, Brachyphyllum sp.1, Araucaria mirabilis1, Araucariacites australis, Cyclusphaera euribei
Frenelopsis sp.1 Schenk 1869
Araucariaceae indet.1 Henckel and Hochstetter 1865
cone portion, branch and leaf remains
Brachyphyllum sp.1 Brongniart 1828
Angiospermae
 Fagales -
Nothofagidites rocaensis
 Buxales -
Tuberculatosporites parvus
Tuberculatosporites parvus Archangelsky 1972
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites reticulatus
 Proteales - Proteaceae
Propylipollis tenuiexinus, Propylipollis ambiguus
Propylipollis tenuiexinus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
Propylipollis ambiguus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
 Proteales -
Triatriopollenites sp., Triatriopollenites lateflexus, Peninsulapollis gillii
Triatriopollenites sp. Thomson and Pflug 1953
Triatriopollenites lateflexus Archangelsky 1973
Peninsulapollis gillii Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
 Santalales -
Anacolosidites diffusa
Anacolosidites diffusa Archangelsky 1973
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliacidites "sp. 2", Liliacidites crassibaculatus, Liliacidites kaitangataensis
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Spinizonocolpites sp., Palmophyllum sp.1, Flabellaria sp.1
Spinizonocolpites sp. Muller 1968 palm
Palmophyllum sp.1 Conwentz 1886 palm
Flabellaria sp.1 Sternberg 1821 palm
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeites sp.1
Nymphaeites sp.1 Sternberg 1825 water lily
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpaceae "Cycadaceae?"1, Podocarpidites sp., Podocarpidites elegans, Callialasporites trilobatus, Microcachryidites antarcticus
Podocarpaceae "Cycadaceae?"1 Endlicher 1847 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpidites elegans Romero 1977 podocarp
Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Geinitzia sp.1
Geinitzia sp.1 Endlicher 1847 yew
 Pinales - Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae indet.1
Taxodiaceae indet.1 Saporta 1865
Magnoliopsida
  -
Rhoipites "sp. B", Striatricolporites gamerroi, Psilatricolporites sp.
Rhoipites "sp. B" Wodehouse 1933
Striatricolporites gamerroi Archangelsky 1973
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus sp.
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Neoraistrickia sp.
Neoraistrickia sp. Potonié 1956 spikemoss
 Lycopodiales -
Retitriletes austroclavatidites
Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963 clubmoss
 Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Echinosporis sp.
Echinosporis sp. Krutzsch 1967 clubmoss
Marchantiopsida
  - Marchantiidae
Triporoletes asper
Triporoletes asper Srivastava 1972
Bryopsida
  -
Stereisporites maastrichtiensis, Stereisporites antiquasporites
Rouseisporites reticulatus
  -
Rouseisporites reticulatus
Apiculatisporis
  -
Apiculatisporis sp.
Apiculatisporis sp. Potonié and Kremp 1956
Pteridopsida
  -
Osmundacidites sp., Matonisporites sp., Grapnelispora loncochensis, Grapnelispora loncochensis2, Todisporites minor, Ischyosporites gremius, Deltoidospora australis, Deltoidospora minor
Osmundacidites sp. Couper 1953
Matonisporites sp. Couper 1958
Grapnelispora loncochensis2 Papu 1997
Papú 1997
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Deltoidospora minor Pocock 1970
Polypodiopsida
  -
Biretisporites cf. crassilabratus
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites ovatus
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
  - Marsileaceae
Crybelosporites pannuceus2, Crybelosporites striatus2
Crybelosporites pannuceus2 Srivastava 1977
Crybelosporites striatus2 Dettmann 1963
  - Dicksoniaceae
Cyatheacidites annulatus
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites senonicus, Clavifera triplex
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
  -
Verrucosisporites sp.
Verrucosisporites sp. Potonie and Kremp 1954
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Klukisporites sp., Klukisporites variegatus
Klukisporites sp. Couper 1958
 Salviniales - Polypodiidae
Azolla rhizosperma, Azolla cretacea, Azollopsis polyancyra
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Dictyophyllidites mortoni
Dictyophyllidites mortoni Playford and Dettmann 1965
Cycadopites
  -
Cycadopites spp.
Cycadopites spp. Wodehouse 1933
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
Equisetosporites multicostatus
 Life -
Limbicysta sp.
Limbicysta sp. Marshall 1989 acritarchs
Mendozaphyllum loncochense
  -
Mendozaphyllum loncochense2, Mendozaphyllum loncochense2
Mendozaphyllum loncochense2 Puebla et al. 2015
Mendozaphyllum loncochense2 Puebla et al. 2015
1Álvarez-Ramis et al. 2004; 2Puebla et al. 2015