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Chachao, Argentina
Formation | Chachao |
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Age: | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Interval | Valanginian |
Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
Lithology | packstone, wackestone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Chihuido | Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina | Chachao |
Mallín Redondo | Junín de los Andes, Huiliches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina | Chachao |
Arroyo Durazno | San Carlos Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina | Chachao |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Sarcinella sp. genus | Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Sarcinella | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Cucullaea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Exogyra sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Pinna sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Groebericeras bifrons species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Olcostephanidae : Groebericeras : Groebericeras bifrons | 145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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!