Puente Picún Leufú, Zapala Department, Neuquén Province, Argentinai

Regional Level Types
Puente Picún Leufú	Municipality
Zapala Department	Department
Neuquén Province	Province
Argentina	Country

Elevation: 791 m. asl.
Belonging to the following formations: Tordillo, Lotena, Vaca Muerta and Quintuco, located 35 km to the south of the city of Zapala.

Villa del Puente Picún Leufú is an Argentine town and municipality located in the Catán Lil and Zapala departments, in the province of Neuquén. It is accessed from National Route 40.

The town has an area of ​​228.25 km².

Etymologically, the name Picún Leufú comes from the Mapuche language, which means North River. In Spanish, the name of Villa del Puente Picún Leufú would be Villa del Puente del Río del Norte.

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	39
Youngest Fossil Listed	145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed	172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Vaca Muerta 2 139.8 - 132.9 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) Mendoza - Vaca Muerta 25 150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) Lajas 12 164.7 - 161.2 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from Region	Click here to show the list.
Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Complexastraeopsis genus Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastraeopsis 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Gastropoda class Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Emileia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Stephanoceratidae : Emileia 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Physodoceras genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Physodoceras 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Sonninia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sonniniidae : Sonninia 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Sutneria genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Sutneria 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Bivalvia class Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Bryozoa phylum Animalia : Bryozoa 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Stephanastrea ramulifera species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stephanastrea : Stephanastrea ramulifera 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Mapucheastrea andina species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Mapucheastrea : Mapucheastrea andina 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Convexastrea weaveri species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Convexastrea : Convexastrea weaveri 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Neuquinosmilia lospozonensis species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Neuquinosmilia : Neuquinosmilia lospozonensis 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Herbstosaurus pigmaeus species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Herbstosaurus : Herbstosaurus pigmaeus 152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Montlivaltia kobyi species Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia kobyi 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Echinoidea class Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic Choicensisphinctes genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Choicensisphinctes 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Indansites picunleufuense species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ataxioceratidae : Indansites : Indansites picunleufuense 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Choicensisphinctes platyconus species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Choicensisphinctes : Choicensisphinctes platyconus 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Catutosphinctes guenenakenensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Catutosphinctes : Catutosphinctes guenenakenensis 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Aspidoceratidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Cieneguiticeras perlaevis species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Cieneguiticeras : Cieneguiticeras perlaevis 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Pasottia andina species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Pasottia : Pasottia andina 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Pseudolissoceras zitteli species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Haploceratidae : Pseudolissoceras : Pseudolissoceras zitteli 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Choicensisphinctes windhauseni species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ataxioceratidae : Choicensisphinctes : Choicensisphinctes windhauseni 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Choicensisphinctes erinoides species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ataxioceratidae : Choicensisphinctes : Choicensisphinctes erinoides 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic
Fossil Localities	Click to show 3 fossil localities

References

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_del_Puente_Pic%C3%BAn_Leuf%C3%BA
Wikidata ID:	Q23907503