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Auquilco
Formation | Auquilco |
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Age: | 156 - 151 Ma Jurassic |
Interval | Late Oxfordian |
Lithology | limestone, gypsum |
Number of Collections | 4 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Chacay Melehue | Chos Malal Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina | Auquilco |
Chacay Melehue 4 | Minas Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina | Auquilco |
Rahueco | Bío-Bío Province, Bíobío, Chile | Auquilco |
Vega de la Veranada 1 | Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina | Auquilco |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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La Manga | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | framestone, "limestone"/marl, "reef rocks"/wackestone, "limestone", marl, "shale", marl/sandstone, sandstone, wackestone/packstone | 108 |
Lotena | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | marl/"shale", "limestone", sandstone/claystone, mudstone/siltstone, sandstone, siltstone, marl, siltstone/mudstone, siltstone/marl | 109 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Lithacosphinctes janus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Lithacosphinctes : Lithacosphinctes janus | 161.2 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic |
Orthosphinctes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Orthosphinctes | 155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
References
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!