Cerro Cacheuta (Triassic of Argentina)

Also known as PGAP 2401

Where: Mendoza, Argentina (33.0° S, 69.1° W: paleocoordinates 42.6° S, 32.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cacheuta Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 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 29405: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• List from p. 173. Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
Show authors, comments, and common names
Zuberia
  -
Zuberia "sp. 1", Zuberia "sp. 2"
Zuberia "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1944
Zuberia "sp. 2" Frenguelli 1944
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Neocalamites "sp. 1"
Johnstonia
  -
Johnstonia "sp. 1", Johnstonia "sp. 2"
Johnstonia "sp. 1" Walkom 1925
Johnstonia "sp. 2" Walkom 1925
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Elatocladus "sp. 1"
Elatocladus "sp. 1" Halle 1913 podocarp
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1"
Heidiphyllum "sp. 1" Retallack 1981
Gymnospermopsida
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Feruglioa "sp. 1", Dicroidium "sp. 1", Dicroidium "sp. 2", Dicroidium "sp. 3", Dicroidium "sp. 4", Dicroidium "sp. 5", Dicroidium "sp. 6", Dicroidium "sp. 7", Pteruchus "sp. 1", Xylopteris "sp. 1"
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
Dicroidium "sp. 5" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 6" Gothan 1912
Dicroidium "sp. 7" Gothan 1912
Pteruchus "sp. 1" Thomas 1933
Xylopteris "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1943
Cycadeoideopsida
 Cycadeoideales -
Yabeiella "sp. 1", Yabeiella "sp. 2"
Yabeiella "sp. 1" Oishi 1931
Yabeiella "sp. 2" Oishi 1931
Lycopodiopsida
 Isoetales - Pleuromeiaceae
Pleuromeia "sp. 1"
Pleuromeia "sp. 1" Corda 1852 clubmoss
Cycadocarpidium
  -
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 1", Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2"
Cycadocarpidium "sp. 2" Nathorst 1886
Kurtziana
  -
Kurtziana "sp. 1"
Kurtziana "sp. 1" Frenguelli 1942
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales -
Sphenobaiera "sp. 1"
  -
Linguifolium "sp. 1", Linguifolium "sp. 2"
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia
"Nilssonia "sp. 1"" = Nilsonia Brongniart 1825 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis "sp. 1"
Pseudoctenis "sp. 1" Seward 1911 cycads