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SaladilloFarm, Cachi Department, Salta Province, Argentina

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-25,-66
Co-ordinates Derivation	not explained
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Cachi Department, Salta Province, Argentina

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Parcha Group, Quebrada del Toro, Argentina	Harrington H. J. (1937)		Parcha Group	"shale"	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Cardonal Group, Quebrada del Toro, Argentina	Harrington H. J. (1937)		Cardonal Group	sandstone	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Saladillo Fm., Quebrada del Toro, Argentina	Harrington H. J. (1937)	Saladillo		sandstone	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hyolithes sp. genus	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : *Hyolithes*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Araiopleura sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Alsataspididae : *Araiopleura*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Asaphellus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Asaphellus*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Kayseraspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Kayseraspis*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Megistaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Megistaspis*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Ogygiocaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Ogygiocaris*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Thysanopyge sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Thysanopyge*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Raphiophorus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : *Raphiophorus*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Kainella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : *Kainella*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Pseudokainella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : *Pseudokainella*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Leiostegium sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Leiostegiidae : *Leiostegium*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Angelina sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Angelina*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Hypermecaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Hypermecaspis*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Leptoplastides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Leptoplastides*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Triarthrus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Triarthrus*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Lingulella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : *Lingulella*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Obolus sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : *Obolus*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Eoorthis sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Eoorthidae : *Eoorthis*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Nanorthis sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Nanorthis*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Baltograptus deflexus species	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Didymograptidae : Baltograptus : *Baltograptus deflexus*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Peelerophon oehlerti species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Tropidodiscidae : Peelerophon : *Peelerophon oehlerti*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Tropidodiscus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : *Tropidodiscus*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Harrington H. J. (1937) On some Ordovician fossils from Northern Argentina, Geological Magazine 74 3, 97-124

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!