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Calafate, Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Formation	Calafate
Age:	70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Late Maastrichtian
Lithology	sandstone/mudstone, sandstone/conglomerate
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	33

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Estancia 25 de Mayo	Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina	Calafate
El Calafate airport	Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina	Calafate

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Eisenackia circumtabulata species	7	Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Goniodomaceae : Eisenackia : *Eisenackia circumtabulata*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cribroperidinium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Cribroperidinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Impagidinium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Impagidinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium complex species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium complex*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimun species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Oligosphaeridium : *Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimun*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Batiacasphaera kekerengensis species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Batiacasphaera : *Batiacasphaera kekerengensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Membranilarnacia angustivela species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Membranilarnacia : *Membranilarnacia angustivela*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tanyosphaeridium xanthiopyxides species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Tanyosphaeridium : *Tanyosphaeridium xanthiopyxides*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apteodinium sp. genus	6	Dinophyceae : *Apteodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diconodinium sp. genus	6	Dinophyceae : *Diconodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spiniferites ramosus species	7	Dinophyceae : Spiniferites : *Spiniferites ramosus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alterbidinium acutulum species	7	Alterbidinium : *Alterbidinium acutulum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caligodinium sp. genus	6	*Caligodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hafniasphaera fluens species	7	Hafniasphaera : *Hafniasphaera fluens*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Manumiella complex species	7	Manumiella : *Manumiella complex*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Manumiella cretacea species	7	Manumiella : *Manumiella cretacea*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Manumiella druggii species	7	Manumiella : *Manumiella druggii*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nematosphaeropsis sp. genus	6	*Nematosphaeropsis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Operculodinium centrocarpum species	7	Operculodinium : *Operculodinium centrocarpum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Operculodinium radiculatum species	7	Operculodinium : *Operculodinium radiculatum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spongodinium sp. genus	6	*Spongodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spongodinium reticulatum species	7	Spongodinium : *Spongodinium reticulatum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tectatodinium rugulatum species	7	Tectatodinium : *Tectatodinium rugulatum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Andalusiella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : *Andalusiella*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cerodinium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : *Cerodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cerodinium diebelii species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Cerodinium : *Cerodinium diebelii*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Isabelidinium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : *Isabelidinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeocystodinium sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : *Palaeocystodinium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeocystodinium lidiae species	7	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Palaeocystodinium : *Palaeocystodinium lidiae*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinorhinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Echinorhiniformes : Echinorhinidae : *Echinorhinus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Notidanodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : *Notidanodon*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protosqualus argentinensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Protosqualus : *Protosqualus argentinensis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Elasmosauridae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Marenssi S., Guler V., et al (2004) Sedimentology and palynology of the Calafate Formation (Maastrichtian), Austral Basin, Southern Patagonia, Argentina, Cretaceous Research 25, 907-918 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2004.08.004

Bogan S., Agnolin F. L., et al (2016) New selachian records from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Patagonia: paleobiogeographical implications and the description of a new taxon, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36 3, e1105235:1-9 doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1105235

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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