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La Cienega
| Formation | La Cienega |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Unit 1 |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Caradoc |
| Lithology | sandstone/"shale", "limestone", dolomite |
| Number of Collections | 7 |
| Number of Occurrences | 13 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamuza - Upper unit | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | dolomite | 3 |
| Icla - Lower | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | mudstone/sandstone | 7 |
| La Cienega - Unit 1 | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | dolomite/packstone | 2 |
| Papalote - Unit 4 | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | dolomite | 1 |
| Puerto Blanco | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | sandstone/"volcaniclastic" | 5 |
| Puerto Blanco - Unit 2 | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | limestone, conglomerate | 23 |
| Albertella-Glossopleura (lower) - Arrojos | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | siltstone/"limestone" | 48 |
| Albertella-Glossopleura (lower) - Tren | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | limestone | 6 |
| Bonnia-Olenellus - Buelna | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | siltstone/sandstone | 26 |
| Bonnia-Olenellus - Cerro Prieto | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | limestone | 2 |
| Bonnia-Olenellus - Proveedora | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | sandstone/siltstone | 3 |
| Fallotaspis - Puerto Blanco - Unit 2 | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | siltstone/sandstone | 9 |
| Fallotaspis - Puerto Blanco - Unit 3 | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | limestone/siltstone | 18 |
| Nevadella - Puerto Blanco - Unit 4 | 530 - 516 Ma Cambrian | siltstone/"limestone" | 16 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
