Carta geologica 116, Locality 14 (Cretaceous of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (31.0° S, 70.6° W: paleocoordinates 30.3° S, 35.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Rio Tascadero Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, argillaceous lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Pineda and M. Calderón. 2008. Geología del Área Monte Patria-El Maqui, Región de Coquimbo. [M. Rivadeneira/J. Villafana]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221738: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Yusse Hernández on 24.08.2021, edited by Phil Novack-Gottshall

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Convexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Steinmanella transitoria Steinmann 1881 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae
"Holcoptychites neuquensis" = Holcoptychites magdalenae
"Holcoptychites neuquensis" = Holcoptychites magdalenae Douvillé 1910 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail