Ferraroti Locality (Permian of Argentina)

Where: Chubut, Argentina (44.5° S, 70.4° W: paleocoordinates 52.7° S, 59.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rio Genoa Formation, Permian (298.9 - 252.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: prodeltaconcretionary

• external molds in concretions within a prodeltaic facies.

Primary reference: R. D. Hoare and N. Sabattini. 2000. Lower Permian polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 74(2):189-191 [D. Erwin/D. Erwin/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7142: authorized by Doug Erwin, entered by Doug Erwin on 02.05.2000, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
Asketochiton chubutensis n. gen. n. sp.
Asketochiton chubutensis n. gen. n. sp. Hoare and Sabattini 2000 chiton
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Mourlonia cuneoi n. sp." = Ptychomphalina cuneoi
"Mourlonia cuneoi n. sp." = Ptychomphalina cuneoi Ferrari and Sabattini 2008 snail