Carta Geológica 150 Localidad 1 (Cretaceous of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (29.4° S, 70.9° W: paleocoordinates 29.1° S, 36.2° W)

When: Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, sandy sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Primary reference: C. Creixell, M. Labbé, C. Arévalo and E. Salazar. 2013. Geología del Área de Estación Chañar-Junta de Chingoles. Regiones de Atacama y Coquimbo. Carta Geología de Chile. Serie Geología Básica. No 150. [M. Rivadeneira/L. Ledezma]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 222008: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Leandro Ledezma-Durán on 06.09.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Phyllobrissus sp.
Phyllobrissus sp. Cotteau 1859 sea urchin
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Crioceratitidae
Crioceratites cf. schlaginweiti, Crioceratites cf. andinus
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Amauropsis sp.
Amauropsis sp. Mörch 1857 moon snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp.
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
Bivalvia
  - Fusidae
Fusidae indet.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys cf. subvacaensis
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillaria sp.
Gervillaria sp. Cox 1951 oyster
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp.
Gastrochaena sp. Spengler 1783 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya sp.
Ceratomya sp. Sandberger 1864 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea cf. dupiniana
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Sphaera cf. corrugata, Lucina leufuensis
Sphaera cf. corrugata Sowerby 1822 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Ptychomya koeneni
 Carditida - Astartidae
Eriphyla sp.
Eriphyla sp. Gabb 1864 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Rutitrigonia agrieoensis, Rutitrigonia kauffmani, Rutitrigonia aff. longa
Rutitrigonia aff. longa Agassiz 1840 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Anditrigonia sp., Paulckella sp., Pterotrigonia spp.
Paulckella sp. Cooper et al. 1989 clam
Pterotrigonia spp. van Hoepen 1929 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Myophorella cf. garatei, Steinmanella vacaensis
Steinmanella vacaensis Weawer 1931 clam
 Trigoniida -
Virgotrigonia sp.