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B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-35.95,-69.9833
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Mendoza, Argentina
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Poti Malal	Gasparini Z., Fernandez N. (1997)			not reported	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Potimalal, Mendoza, Argentina	Beresi M. S. (2003)	Lotena - La Manga	Plicatilis Zones	framestone	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 801, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (2002)	Cuyo		sandstone	180.1 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 804, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (2002)	Cuyo		sandstone	180.1 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 800, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (1987)	Cuyo		sandstone	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 802, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (2002)	Cuyo		sandstone	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 803, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (1987)	Cuyo		sandstone	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 812, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (1987)	Cuyo		sandstone	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
B12-Arroyo Poti Malal, Bed 818, Mendoza	Damborenea S. E. (1987)	Cuyo		sandstone	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Plantae kingdom	Plantae	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Serpulimorpha order	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Serpulimorpha	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Brachiopoda phylum	Animalia : Brachiopoda	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Vertebrata subphylum	Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Dakosaurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : *Dakosaurus*	150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Anthozoa class	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Cucullaea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : *Cucullaea*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Modiolus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Pinna folium species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : *Pinna folium*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Entolium sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : *Entolium*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Entolium (Entolium) disciforme species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : *Entolium (Entolium) disciforme*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : *Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Myophorella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : *Myophorella*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Lithistida subclass	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Polygonatium sphaeroides species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Aulocalycidae : Polygonatium : *Polygonatium sphaeroides*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Cribrospongia sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Cribrospongiidae : *Cribrospongia*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Cribrospongia reticulata species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Cribrospongiidae : Cribrospongia : *Cribrospongia reticulata*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Linonema calyx species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hexactinosa : Euretidae : Linonema : *Linonema calyx*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Ordinatus sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Euretidae : *Ordinatus*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Craticularia parallela species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Craticularia : *Craticularia parallela*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Craticulariidae : *Laocoetis*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis paradoxa species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Laocoetis : *Laocoetis paradoxa*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Laocoetis procumbens species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Innaecoeliida : Craticulariidae : Laocoetis : *Laocoetis procumbens*	161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic

References

Damborenea S. E. (1987) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of Argentina: Part 1, Stratigraphical introduction and superfamilies Nuculanacea, Arcacea, Mytilacea and Pinnacea, Palaeontographica A199 1-3, 23-111

Gasparini Z., Fernandez N. (1997) Tithonian marine reptiles of the Eastern Pacific, Ancient Marine Reptiles, 435-450

Damborenea S. E. (2002) Early Jurassic bivalves of Argentina: Part 3, Superfamilies Monotoidea, Pectinoidea, Plicatuloidea and Dimyoidea, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 265 1-4, 1-119

Beresi M. S. (2003) Oxfordian sponge association from the Neuquen basin, Mendoza, west central Argentina, Journal of South American Earth Sciences 16 3, 105-112

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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