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La Cantera, Belgrano Department, San Luis Province, Argentina

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-33,-66.5
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	San Luis, Argentina
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Belgrano Department, San Luis Province, Argentina

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
La Cantera	Prámparo M. B. (1994)	Gigante - La Cantera	Based on palynological studies by Stover (in Yrigoyen, 1975) on samples from the La Cantera Formation, an Early Cretaceous (pre-Aptian) age was established for this formation.	siltstone	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Alisporites similis species	Plantae : Alisporites : *Alisporites similis*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Balmeiopsis limbatus species	Balmeiopsis : *Balmeiopsis limbatus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Huitrinipollenites transitorius species	Huitrinipollenites : *Huitrinipollenites transitorius*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leiosphaeridia sp. genus	*Leiosphaeridia*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leiosphaeridia hyalina species	Leiosphaeridia : *Leiosphaeridia hyalina*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leiosphaeridia menendezii species	Leiosphaeridia : *Leiosphaeridia menendezii*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rugubivesiculites sp. genus	*Rugubivesiculites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis simplex species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis simplex*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Callialasporites trilobatus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Callialasporites : *Callialasporites trilobatus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Podosporites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : *Podosporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trisaccites microsaccatus species	Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Trisaccites : *Trisaccites microsaccatus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Clavatipollenites hughesii species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Chloranthales : Chloranthaceae : Clavatipollenites : *Clavatipollenites hughesii*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stephanocolpites mastandreai species	Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Stephanocolpites : *Stephanocolpites mastandreai*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Triporoletes reticulatus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : Triporoletes : *Triporoletes reticulatus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coptospora sp. genus	Plantae : Bryophyta : *Coptospora*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Couperisporites sp. genus	Plantae : Bryophyta : *Couperisporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Staplinisporites caminus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Staplinisporites : *Staplinisporites caminus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Taurocusporites segmentatus species	Plantae : Bryophyta : Taurocusporites : *Taurocusporites segmentatus*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cycadopites follicularis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopites : *Cycadopites follicularis*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptolepidites major species	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Leptolepidites : *Leptolepidites major*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Deltoidospora sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : *Deltoidospora*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crybelosporites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Marsileaceae : *Crybelosporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Appendicisporites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : *Appendicisporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : *Cicatricosisporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites australiensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : *Cicatricosisporites australiensis*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Schizaeoisporites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : *Schizaeoisporites*	145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Prámparo M. B. (1994) Lower Cretaceous palynoflora of the La Cantera Formation, San Luis Basin: correlation with other Cretaceous palynofloras of Argentina, Cretaceous Research 15, 193-203

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!

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