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Collection: Agrio del Medio Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
| Age | 130 - 125.45 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
|---|---|
| Interval | Early Barremian |
| Lat/Long | -38.35,-69.95 |
| Co-ordinates derived from | stated in text |
| Location | Agrio del Medio |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Bajada del Agrio, Picunches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
| Geographic Comments | The Agua de la Mula Member is well exposed on the eastern flank of the Agrio Anticline, immediately east of regional road 10, about 3 km southwest of Agrio del Medio settlement. |
| Formation | Agrio |
| Member | Upper |
| Stratigraphic Scale | member |
| Zone | Paraspiticeras groeberi |
| Lithology | "shale" |
| Environment | marine indet. |
Associated Collections
| Collection | Formation | Member | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrio del Medio | Agrio | Agua de la Mula | "shale" | 136.4 - 130 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
| Agrio del Medio | Agrio | Agua de la Mula | "shale" | 136.4 - 130 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Preservation | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spitidiscus riccardiispecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Holcodiscidae : Spitidiscus : Spitidiscus riccardii | aragonite mold/impression | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Protohemichenopus neuquensisspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Tessarolax : Protohemichenopus neuquensis | aragonite mold/impression | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Dimorphosoma genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Dimorphosoma | aragonite mold/impression | 130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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!
