Formación Lagares - Miembro Inferior (Carboniferous of Argentina)

Where: La Rioja, Argentina (30.2° S, 67.3° W: paleocoordinates 54.6° S, 68.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Inferior Member (Lagares Formation), Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, conglomeratic conglomerate and lithified, conglomeratic sandstone

Size class: microfossils

• Other: Palynomorphs

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

• Repository: Laboratorio de Palinología de la Cátedra de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias exactas y Naturales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Primary reference: C. A. Menendez and C. L. Azcuy. 1969. Microflora carbónica de la ciudad de Paganzo, Provincia de La Rioja. Parte I. Ameghiniana VI(2):77-97 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 151440: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 02.10.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

 Life -
Pteridopsida
  -
Apiculatosporites caperatus Menendez and Azcuy 1969
? Granulatisporites "sp." Potonié and Kremp 1954
Granulatisporites varigranifer Menendez and Azcuy 1971
Leiotriletes "sp. A" Potonie and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes "sp. B" Potonie and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes petilus Menendez and Azcuy 1971
nomen novum
Leiotriletes gracilis Menéndez 1965
Polypodiopsida
  -
Verrucosisporites minutus Menendez and Azcuy 1971
Algae
  - Zygnemataceae
Tetraporina "sp." Naumova 1950
Tetraporina cf. sibirica Kondratyev 1963
Tetraporina horologia Playford 1963
Raistrickia
  -
Raistrickia "sp." Potonié and Kremp 1954
Raistrickia densa Menéndez 1965
Raistrickia aculeata
  -
Sphenopsida
  -
Calamospora "sp." Schopf et al.
Calamospora multiplicata Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Cyclogranisporites
  -
Cyclogranisporites "sp." Potonié and Kremp 1954
Anapiculatisporites
  -
? Anapiculatisporites rallus Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Apiculiretusispora ralla (nov. comb.)
? Anapiculatisporites variornatus Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Apiculiretusispora variornata (nov. comb.)
Phyllothecotriletes
  -
Retusotriletes simplex
  -
Retusotriletes simplex Naumova 1953
var. riojanensis (nov. var.)
Retusotriletes
  -
Retusotriletes anfractus Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Punctatisporites
  -
Punctatisporites "sp." Potonié and Kremp 1954
Punctatisporites glaber Playford 1962
Lophotriletes
  -
Lophotriletes "sp." Potonié and Kremp 1954
Irmosporites circumpolaris
  -
Irmosporites circumpolaris Menendez and Azcuy 1969
Pustulatisporites
  -
Pustulatisporites cf. papillosus Potonié and Kremp 1955
Apiculiretusispora
  -
Apiculiretusispora papillata Menendez and Azcuy 1971
Apiculiretusispora sparsa Menendez and Azcuy 1971