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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Lobifolia
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Lobifolia "sp. 1"
Lobifolia "sp. 1" Lebedev and Rasskazova 1968
Johnstonia
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Johnstonia "sp. 1", Johnstonia "sp. 2", Johnstonia "sp. 3"
Johnstonia "sp. 1" Walkom 1925
Johnstonia "sp. 2" Walkom 1925
Johnstonia "sp. 3" Walkom 1925
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
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Neocalamites "sp. 1", Phyllotheca "sp. 1", Equisetites "sp. 1"
Phyllotheca "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Equisetites "sp. 1" Sternberg 1833
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Asterotheca "sp. 1"
Bryopsida
  -
Muscites "sp. 1"
Muscites "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1"
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1" Retallack 1981
Voltziopsida
 Voltziales - Voltziaceae
Telemachus "sp. 1", Telemachus "sp. 2"
Telemachus "sp. 1" Anderson 1978
Telemachus "sp. 2" Anderson 1978
Gymnospermopsida
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Xylopteris "sp. 1", Xylopteris "sp. 2", Pteruchus "sp. 1", Feruglioa "sp. 1", Dicroidium "sp. 1", Dicroidium "sp. 2", Dicroidium "sp. 3", Dicroidium "sp. 4"
Xylopteris "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1943
Xylopteris "sp. 2" Frenguelli 1943
Pteruchus "sp. 1" Thomas 1933
Feruglioa "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1944
Dicroidium "sp. 1" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 2" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 3" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 4" Gothan 1912
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
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 1", Pachydermophyllum "sp. 2", Pachydermophyllum "sp. 3", Lepidopteris "sp. 1", Antevsia "sp. 1"
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 1" Thomas and Bose 1955
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 2" Thomas and Bose 1955
Pachydermophyllum "sp. 3" Thomas and Bose 1955
Lepidopteris "sp. 1" Schimper 1869
Antevsia "sp. 1" Harris 1937
Kurtziana
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Kurtziana "sp. 1"
Kurtziana "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1942
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Baiera "sp. 1"
Baiera "sp. 1" Braun 1843
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera "sp. 1"
 Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae
Sagenopteris "sp. 1"
Cycadocarpidium
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Cycadocarpidium "sp. 1", Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2", Cycadocarpidium "sp. 3"
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2" Nathorst 1886
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 3" Nathorst 1886