Where: Neuquen, Argentina (40.0° S, 70.5° W: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 29.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Piedra Pintada Group, Late/Upper Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)
• within the Fanninoceras ammonite Zone
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, tuffaceous siltstone and lithified shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: S. E. Damborenea. 2002. Early Jurassic bivalves of Argentina: Part 3, Superfamilies Monotoidea, Pectinoidea, Plicatuloidea and Dimyoidea. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 265(1-4):1-119 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 36896: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 19.02.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Kolymonectes weaveri Damborenea 1997 scallop | |
Radulonectites sosneadoensis Weaver 1931 scallop | |
Harpax rapa Bayle and Coquand 1851 scallop | |
Entolium ? disciforme Schubler 1833 scallop |