Cerro Cacheuta (Triassic to of Argentina)

Also known as PGAP 2400

Where: Mendoza, Argentina (33.0° S, 69.1° W: paleocoordinates 50.6° S, 36.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Potrerillos Formation, Ladinian to Ladinian (242.0 - 228.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. M. Morel. 1994. El Triasico del Cerro Cacheuta, Mendoza (Argentina). Parte 1: Geologia, contenido paleofloristico y cronoestratigrafia. Ameghiniana 31(2):161-176 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 29404: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

• List from p. 172. Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
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Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella "sp. 1", Yabeiella "sp. 2", Yabeiella "sp. 3", Yabeiella "sp. 4"
Yabeiella "sp. 1" Oishi 1931
Yabeiella "sp. 2" Oishi 1931
Yabeiella "sp. 3" Oishi 1931
Yabeiella "sp. 4" Oishi 1931
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Lepidopteris "sp. 1", Pachydermophyllum "sp. 1", Pachydermophyllum "sp. 2", Pachydermophyllum "sp. 3", Antevsia "sp. 1"
Lepidopteris "sp. 1" Schimper 1869
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 1" Thomas and Bose 1955
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 2" Thomas and Bose 1955
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 3" Thomas and Bose 1955
Antevsia "sp. 1" Harris 1937
Gymnospermopsida
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Xylopteris "sp. 1", Xylopteris "sp. 2", Dicroidium "sp. 1", Dicroidium "sp. 2", Dicroidium "sp. 3", Dicroidium "sp. 4", Pteruchus "sp. 1", Feruglioa "sp. 1"
Xylopteris "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1943
Xylopteris "sp. 2" Frenguelli 1943
Dicroidium "sp. 1" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 2" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 3" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 4" Gothan 1912
Pteruchus "sp. 1" Thomas 1933
Feruglioa "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1944
Kurtziana
  -
Kurtziana "sp. 1"
Kurtziana "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1942
Cycadocarpidium
  -
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 1", Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2", Cycadocarpidium "sp. 3"
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2" Nathorst 1886
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 3" Nathorst 1886
Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae
Sagenopteris "sp. 1"
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Baiera "sp. 1"
Baiera "sp. 1" Braun 1843
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera "sp. 1"
Voltziopsida
 Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus "sp. 1", Telemachus "sp. 2"
Telemachus "sp. 1" Anderson 1978
Telemachus "sp. 2" Anderson 1978
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1"
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1" Retallack 1981
Bryopsida
  -
Muscites "sp. 1"
Muscites "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Lobifolia
  -
Lobifolia "sp. 1"
Lobifolia "sp. 1" Lebedev and Rasskazova 1968
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis "sp. 1", Cladophlebis "sp. 2", Cladophlebis "sp. 3"
Cladophlebis "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 2" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 3" Brongniart 1849
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Asterotheca "sp. 1"
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetites "sp. 1", Neocalamites "sp. 1", Phyllotheca "sp. 1"
Equisetites "sp. 1" Sternberg 1833
Phyllotheca "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Johnstonia
  -
Johnstonia "sp. 1", Johnstonia "sp. 2", Johnstonia "sp. 3"
Johnstonia "sp. 1" Walkom 1925
Johnstonia "sp. 2" Walkom 1925
Johnstonia "sp. 3" Walkom 1925