Las Violetas (Paleocene of Argentina)
Where: Chubut, Argentina (45.0° S, 66.9° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 47.0° S, 56.4° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Selandian (61.7 - 59.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, sandy tuff
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original cellulose, replaced with silica
Collected by Scarritt Patagonian Expedition
Primary reference: E. W. Berry. 1932. Fossil plants from Chubut territory collected by the Scarritt Patagonian Expedition. American Museum Novitates (536)1-10 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 141255: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 23.03.2013
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