Los Molles Formation

Geology

Group: Cuyo

Members: unnamed (61)

Lithologies: not reported (1), mudstone (8), "shale" (41), siltstone (3), sandstone (1), marl (1), lime mudstone (1), "reef rocks" (1), "limestone" (7)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (22), basin reef (1), basinal (siliceous) (7), marginal marine indet. (3), deltaic indet. (1), offshore (1), basinal (siliciclastic) (1), deep-water indet. (25)

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 227.30000 to 161.50000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Chile (Coquimbo) (206096)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (209600 209601 209602 209603)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (209604 209605)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Argentina (66956)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) (33849)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Argentina (130005 130006)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Argentina (130007 130008 130009 130010 130011)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Argentina (235953)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Argentina (Mendoza) (68557)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Argentina (236385)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina (Neuquen) (102280)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina (Neuquén) (184943)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Argentina (Neuquén) (235861 235862 235863 235939 235940 235941 235942 235943 235944 235945 235946 235947 235948 235949 235950 235951 235952)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Argentina (Neuquen) (136383 158966 158967 158968 158969 158970 158971 158972 158973 158974 158975 158976 158977 158978 158979 158980 158981)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Argentina (Neuquen) (135722 158982 158983 158984)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Argentina (Mendoza) (136693)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Chile (136697)