Mendoza Group

Geology

Formations: Agrio (39), Banos del Flaco (1), Chachao (5), Lo Valdés (4), Mulichinco (4), Picún Leufú (1), Vaca Muerta (9)

Lithologies: "siliciclastic" (1), mudstone (1), "shale" (28), siltstone (3), sandstone (5), "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" (11), wackestone (5), packstone (3), grainstone (6), "limestone" (13), "carbonate" (1)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (4), carbonate indet. (4), shallow subtidal indet. (3), open shallow subtidal (2), offshore ramp (3), offshore indet. (1), coastal indet. (3), shoreface (13), transition zone/lower shoreface (23), offshore (7)

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Hauterivian or 149.20000 to 125.77000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Argentina (Neuquen) (132047 132048 132049 132050 132051)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina (Neuquen) (132052 132053 132054 132055)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Chile (57144 57148)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Argentina (Neuquén) (135627)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Chile (57145)
Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Argentina (66643)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Argentina (66655)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquén) (232194)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Mendoza) (44669 44677 44710 44711)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquen) (211979)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquen) (50182 50183 50184)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquén) (232197)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (65434 65435 65436 65437 65438 65440 65441 65444 65446 65448 65449 65450 65451 65453 65454 65455 65456 65457 157610 171725)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile (57146)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Argentina (65445 65447 66646)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) (47202 50185 50186 50187 50188 50189 50190 50191 50192)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Mendoza) (232193)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (57147)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Mendoza) (135488 235674)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Argentina (66645)