Carta geologica 116, Locality 14 (Cretaceous of Chile)
Where: Coquimbo, Chile (31.0° S, 70.6° W: paleocoordinates 30.3° S, 35.0° W)
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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
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unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Placocoenia neuquensis stony coral | |
Convexastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral | |
Bivalvia | |
Exogyra couloni oyster | |
Trigonia carinata clam
Rutitrigonia agrioensis Weaver 1931 clam | |
Steinmanella transitoria Steinmann 1881 clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Holcoptychites neuquensis" = Holcoptychites magdalenae
"Holcoptychites neuquensis" = Holcoptychites magdalenae Douvillé 1910 ammonite | |
Gastropoda | |
Cerithium polygyricum cerith snail | |
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail |