INTRODUCTION
Caves in limestone - Cuchillo Curá system:

The Cuchillo Curá cave system is the further development of Argentina, but its importance also lies in the large fauna register comprising 19 new species of fauna troglobia and the archaeological record consisting of lithic material, ceramic remains and manifestations of rock art in the cave of the kids. Currently, it is part of the protected Natural Area, created by provincial Decree No. 0161 of the year 2003.

This system is located in the foothills of the homonymous lace, Picunches Department, about 10 kilometers from the city of Las Lajas by national route Nº 40. Its central point is located at 38°36'47.42"South and 70°23'14.41" West, at an average height of 920.35 meters above the sea level.

The sedimentary sequence corresponds to the joint formations Tábanos, Lotena, La Manga and Auquilco, being that La Manga Formation this least karstic processes host unit.

It consists in this town of 18 meters of grey limestones, stratified, composed of banks of 2 meters thick, reaching 3.5 meters in the upper levels. Petrographically, it is composed of packstones and graywacke that under a microscope can be classified as biomicrites and oomicrites with oointramicrites subordinate. Toward the ceiling of the study package, isolated banks of finely laminated mudstones and the presence of a limestone gap of reddish colour exhibiting clasts up to 30 cm in a micritic matrix with patches of recrystallization of sparite are observed.

The sequence studied presents course 75th and tipped 22° North. It corresponds to the northern flank of an Anticline of course NE, which at the height of the cave system turn on Jan by the effects of the control socket. On this structure were measured fault systems conjugate of vertical planes and directions 80° and 180°, 32° and 130° and N-S, which were interpreted as a relief from such regional folding structures. The presence of faults, oriented to the NNW and levógiro course components, is associated with the remarkable change of course presenting the axis of the Anticline in the sector of the least by the effect of ancient rift faults. This set of faults and joints has been instrumental in the integration and evolution of the Karst, controlling water infiltration coefficient as well as the design of the galleries.

The cave system is composed of 4 cavities: Cueva de Los Cabritos (83.10 meters), cavern El Arenal (837.60 partial m.), cavern El Templo (1,827.00 partial m.), cavern El Gendarme (1,691.18 meters), these latest connected among themselves. Overall total 4,438.88 total meters so it constitutes the system of further development of the country. Each cavity is branched in secondary galleries, less developed, whose course coincides with the southern fault, orthogonal layout to the axis of regional folding.

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ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

ⓘ Travertine

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Localities:

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Silvia Barredo (1), Norberto Gabriele (2), Alberto Garrido (3) y Gabriel Redonte (4). "Los principales sistemas de cavernas cársticas de la provincia del Neuquén".(1) Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA), Instituto del Gas y Petróleo (UBA). Grupo Espeleológico Argentino (GEA). E-mail: sbarredo@itba.edu.ar (2) Universidad Nacional del Centro, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Montaña Tandil (CMT) Municipalidad de Tandil. E-mail: gabriele@exa.unicen.edu.ar (3) Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales "Prof. Dr. Juan A. Olsacher" - Dirección Provincial de Minería. Zapala, Neuquén. E-mail: algene@copelnet.com.ar (4) Grupo Espeleológico Argentino (GEA). E-mail: gabriel.redonte@gea.org.ar

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Los Cabritos Cave, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna El Arenal, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna El Templo, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna El Gendarme, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Localities:

Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
San Charbel mine, Cuenca Neuquina, Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Bayldonite

Formula: PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Calcite, etc.

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

Reference: Tauber, S.

Celestine

Cerro Mallín Quemado, Mallín Quemado, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Localities:

Cerro Mallín Quemado, Mallín Quemado, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
San Charbel mine, Cuenca Neuquina, Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Juan Carlos Lodovichi

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Connellite

Formula: Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Cornubite

Formula: Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

Locality: Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Eduardo O. Zappettini and Marcelo Dalponte (2009) Hallazgo de hierro bandeado en el basamento del sector noroccidental de la Cordillera del Viento, provincia del Neuquén: aspectos estratigráficos y metalogenéticos. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. vol.64 no.3 Buenos Aires Apr./June 2009

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Diaspore

Formula: AlO(OH)

Locality: Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Gypsum

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Selenite

Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Hedyphane ?

Formula: Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Iron Ochre, etc.

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ 'Iron Ochre'

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Localities:

Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Localities:

Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Locality: Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Los Cabritos Cave, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna El Templo, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna El Gendarme, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Mottramite

Formula: PbCu(VO₄)(OH)

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Olivenite

Formula: Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Opal

Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Localities:

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Bajada Vieja, Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Bitumen

Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

Locality: Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Cordillera del Viento, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Chalcedony

Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Sierra de la Vaca Muerta, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Caverna del León, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Bajada Vieja, Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Tauber, S.

ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper

Locality: Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Tauber, S. (2014). Visita a la zona, Noviembre de 2014.

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Cerro Partido, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Brodtkorb, Milka K. de (2002) Las Especies Minerales de la República Argentina. Tomo I. (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Vanadinite

Formula: Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

Locality: Río Agrio Mine, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Reference: Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2006) Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Vol. 2, p 428 (Asociación Mineralógica Argentina)

Gallery:

SrSO₄ⓘ Celestine

Celestine

Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Celestine

Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Celestine

Las Lajas, Picunches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Connellite	3.DA.25	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Diaspore	4.FD.10	AlO(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Jasper	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Aurichalcite	5.BA.15	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rosasite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	var. Selenite	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Bayldonite	8.BH.45	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Cornubite	8.BD.30	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
ⓘ	Hedyphane ?	8.BN.05	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Mottramite	8.BH.40	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Olivenite	8.BB.30	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Vanadinite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Pyrophyllite	9.EC.10	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	''	-
ⓘ	'Iron Ochre'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Cornubite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Diaspore	AlO(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Cornubite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Vanadinite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Diaspore	AlO(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Diaspore	AlO(OH)
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Vanadinite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ K Feldspar	KAlSi₃O₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
V	ⓘ Vanadinite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Cornubite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
As	ⓘ Cornubite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
As	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Bayldonite	PbCu₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Vanadinite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Pb	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl

Fossils

There are 28 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

167

Youngest Fossil Listed

89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

191 Ma (Early Jurassic)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Porifera phylum	Animalia : Porifera	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Cribrospongia genus	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Cribrospongiidae : *Cribrospongia*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Stauroderma genus	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Staurodermatidae : *Stauroderma*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Propomatoceros genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Propomatoceros*	136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Concavites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : *Concavites*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Neochetoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : *Neochetoceras*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Paracuariceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : *Paracuariceras*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Lithophaga genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Lithophaga*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Gervillaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : *Gervillaria*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lucina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Lucina*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Ptychomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : *Ptychomya*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ostracoda class	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Brachiopoda phylum	Animalia : Brachiopoda	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Osteichthyes unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes	100.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Elasmosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae	139.8 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterosauria order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Theropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	100.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplodocidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Diplodocidae	139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithopoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda	100.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Retimonocolpites genus	Plantae : *Retimonocolpites*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dicraeosauridae unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Dicraeosauridae	139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stephanastrea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : *Stephanastrea*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Dasycladaceae family	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Serpulidae family	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Etallonasteria genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : *Etallonasteria*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	100.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sinuarbullina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteonellidae : *Sinuarbullina*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Foraminifera phylum	Chromista : Foraminifera	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Rayososaurus agrioensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Rebbachisauridae : Rayososaurus : *Rayososaurus agrioensis*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Perisphinctidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Mendicodinium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : *Mendicodinium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ceratosauria suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Ceratosauria	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Notoemys laticentralis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Platychelyidae : Notoemys : *Notoemys laticentralis*	152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Lytoceratidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lytoceratidae	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Crescentiella genus	*Crescentiella*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) laticosta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Olcostephanus : *Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) laticosta*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hecticoceratinae subfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Hecticoceratinae	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Glomerula serpentina species	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Sabellidae : Glomerula : *Glomerula serpentina*	136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Australoseris radialis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Australoseris : *Australoseris radialis*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Actinastrea piveteaui species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Actinastrea : *Actinastrea piveteaui*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Agerchlamys wunschae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Agerchlamys : *Agerchlamys wunschae*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Chlamys textoria species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys textoria*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Phelopteria huitriniana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Phelopteria : *Phelopteria huitriniana*	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anthonya jarai species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Anthonya : *Anthonya jarai*	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Argenticyprina mulensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Isocyprinidae : Argenticyprina : *Argenticyprina mulensis*	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stelidioseris genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastraeidae : *Stelidioseris*	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Eurycephalitinae subfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Sphaeroceratidae : Eurycephalitinae	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Liliacidites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Liliales : *Liliacidites*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gnetaceaepollenites genus	*Gnetaceaepollenites*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Afropollis jardinus species	Plantae : Afropollis : *Afropollis jardinus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Placunopsis striatula species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Placunopsis : *Placunopsis striatula*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Harpax rapa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Harpax : *Harpax rapa*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Spiniferites genus	Dinophyceae : *Spiniferites*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cricosaurus lithographicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Cricosaurus : *Cricosaurus lithographicus*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Appendicisporites tricornitatus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites : *Appendicisporites tricornitatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Klukisporites foveolatus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Klukisporites : *Klukisporites foveolatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptolepidites irregularis species	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Leptolepidites : *Leptolepidites irregularis*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptolepidites macroverrucosus species	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Leptolepidites : *Leptolepidites macroverrucosus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pilosisporites trichopapillosus species	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pilosisporites : *Pilosisporites trichopapillosus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Triporoletes reticulatus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : Triporoletes : *Triporoletes reticulatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Balmeiopsis limbatus species	Balmeiopsis : *Balmeiopsis limbatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis classoides species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis classoides*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cyclusphaera psilata species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Cyclusphaera : *Cyclusphaera psilata*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Equisetosporites albertensis species	Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Gnetales : Equisetosporites : *Equisetosporites albertensis*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gnetaceaepollenites barghoornii species	Gnetaceaepollenites : *Gnetaceaepollenites barghoornii*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Singhia montanaensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Singhia : *Singhia montanaensis*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Afropollis zonatus species	Plantae : Afropollis : *Afropollis zonatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Afropollis operculatus species	Plantae : Afropollis : *Afropollis operculatus*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Asteropollis transitorius species	Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Asteropollis : *Asteropollis transitorius*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Clavatipollenites hughesii species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Chloranthales : Chloranthaceae : Clavatipollenites : *Clavatipollenites hughesii*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Retitriletes genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : *Retitriletes*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Membranosphaera genus	*Membranosphaera*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Foraminisporis genus	Plantae : Bryophyta : *Foraminisporis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Foraminisporis wonthaggiensis species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Foraminisporis : *Foraminisporis wonthaggiensis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aequitriradites genus	Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales : *Aequitriradites*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Asteropollis asteroides species	Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Asteropollis : *Asteropollis asteroides*	130 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Apteodinium genus	Dinophyceae : *Apteodinium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cribroperidinium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Cribroperidinium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium complex species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium complex*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimun species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimun*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Circulodinium distinctum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Areoligeraceae : Circulodinium : *Circulodinium distinctum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Systematophora genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Systematophora*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium poculum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium poculum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudoceratium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : *Pseudoceratium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exochosphaeridium genus	Dinophyceae : *Exochosphaeridium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Muderongia genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : *Muderongia*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dingodinium cerviculum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Dingodinium : *Dingodinium cerviculum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kiokansium unituberculatum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Kiokansium : *Kiokansium unituberculatum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phoberocysta neocomica species	Phoberocysta : *Phoberocysta neocomica*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Scriniodinium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Scriniodinium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tanyosphaeridium isocalamum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Tanyosphaeridium : *Tanyosphaeridium isocalamum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Interulobites intraverrucatus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Interulobites : *Interulobites intraverrucatus*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Callaiosphaeridium asymmetricum species	Callaiosphaeridium : *Callaiosphaeridium asymmetricum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exochosphaeridium phragmites species	Dinophyceae : Exochosphaeridium : *Exochosphaeridium phragmites*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nevesisporites radiatus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Nevesisporites : *Nevesisporites radiatus*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Apteodinium granulatum species	Dinophyceae : Apteodinium : *Apteodinium granulatum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cribroperidinium edwarsii species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Cribroperidinium : *Cribroperidinium edwarsii*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cribroperidinium orthoceras species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Cribroperidinium : *Cribroperidinium orthoceras*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exochosphaeridium bifidum species	Dinophyceae : Exochosphaeridium : *Exochosphaeridium bifidum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Florentinia genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Florentinia*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Florentinia mantellii species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Florentinia : *Florentinia mantellii*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gonyaulacysta genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Gonyaulacysta*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hystrichosphaerina genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Hystrichosphaerina*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hystrichosphaerina schindewolfii species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Hystrichosphaerina : *Hystrichosphaerina schindewolfii*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kallosphaeridium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Kallosphaeridium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lithodinia genus	*Lithodinia*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Occisucysta tentoria species	Occisucysta : *Occisucysta tentoria*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium dividuum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium dividuum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhynchodiniopsis genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Rhynchodiniopsis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tanyosphaeridium magneticum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Tanyosphaeridium : *Tanyosphaeridium magneticum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tanyosphaeridium salpinx species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Tanyosphaeridium : *Tanyosphaeridium salpinx*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tehamadinium genus	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Tehamadinium*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tehamadinium sousensis species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Tehamadinium : *Tehamadinium sousensis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Canningia pistica species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Areoligeraceae : Canningia : *Canningia pistica*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cerbia tabulata species	Cerbia : *Cerbia tabulata*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Circulodinium brevispinosum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Areoligeraceae : Circulodinium : *Circulodinium brevispinosum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Muderongia brachialis species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : Muderongia : *Muderongia brachialis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Muderongia pariata species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : Muderongia : *Muderongia pariata*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Muderongia siciliana species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : Muderongia : *Muderongia siciliana*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Muderongia staurota species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : Muderongia : *Muderongia staurota*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudoceratium pelliferum species	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Ceratiaceae : Pseudoceratium : *Pseudoceratium pelliferum*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wenupteryx uzi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Wenupteryx : *Wenupteryx uzi*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Steinmanella vacaensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : Steinmanella : *Steinmanella vacaensis*	136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columastrea antiqua species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Columastraeidae : Columastrea : *Columastrea antiqua*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stereocaenia triboleti species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Stereocaenia : *Stereocaenia triboleti*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Entolium lunare species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : *Entolium lunare*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Spitidiscus riccardii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Holcodiscidae : Spitidiscus : *Spitidiscus riccardii*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Olcostephanus : *Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudolissoceras zitteli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Haploceratidae : Pseudolissoceras : *Pseudolissoceras zitteli*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Pseudhimalayites : *Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Torquatisphinctes proximus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Torquatisphinctes : *Torquatisphinctes proximus*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Hecticoceras lairense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Hecticoceras : *Hecticoceras lairense*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Hoplitocrioceras gentilii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Hoplitocrioceras : *Hoplitocrioceras gentilii*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rectangulata suborder	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomata : Rectangulata	163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic
Corongoceras alternans species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Himalayitidae : Corongoceras : *Corongoceras alternans*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Dimorphosoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : *Dimorphosoma*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protohemichenopus neuquensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Tessarolax : *Protohemichenopus neuquensis*	136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Hecticoceras : *Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Peltoceras convexum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Peltoceras : *Peltoceras convexum*	164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic
Podocarpoxylon prumnopityoides species	Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podocarpoxylon : *Podocarpoxylon prumnopityoides*	139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pilmatueia faundezi species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Dicraeosauridae : Pilmatueia : *Pilmatueia faundezi*	139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lavocatisaurus agrioensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Rebbachisauridae : Lavocatisaurus : *Lavocatisaurus agrioensis*	125 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

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Barredo, Silvia, Gabriele, Norberto, Garrido, Alberto, Redonte, Gabriel (2012) Los principales sistemas de cavernas cársticas de la Provincia del Neuquén. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 69(4): 556-569.

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picunches_Department
Wikidata ID:	Q686221

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262477577_Los_principales_sistemas_de_cavernas_carsticas_de_la_provincia_del_Neuquen [Barredo et al., 2012]

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