Also known as Leonardi locality 94
Where: Salta, Argentina (25.5° S, 66.0° W: paleocoordinates 28.0° S, 52.6° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Complejo Don Otto Member (Yacoraite Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)
• "Seccion Verde" near top of formation, 10 m below Mealla Fm contact
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: paralic; bioturbated, micaceous, gray, white sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: trace
Collected by R. N. Alonso in 1985
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• "Remains of fishes and crocodiles as well as dinosaur footprints are known from this site."
Primary reference: R. N. Alonso and R. A. Marquillas. 1986. Nueva localidad con huellas de dinosaurios y primer hallazgo de huellas de aves en la Formacion Yacoraite (Maastrichtiano) del norte Argentino [A new locality with dinosaur eggs and the first discovery of avian footprints in the Yacoraite Formation (Maastrichtian) of northern Argentina]. IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Biostratigrafia, Actas 2:33-41 [J. Hunter/J. Hunter/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 13306: authorized by John Hunter, entered by John Hunter on 20.02.2002, edited by Matthew Carrano
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
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Telosichnus saltensis n. gen. n. sp., Taponichnus donottoi n. gen. n. sp.
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Aves | |
Yacoraitichnus avis n. gen. n. sp.
Yacoraitichnus avis n. gen. n. sp. Alonso and Marquillas 1986 bird | |
Reptilia | |
Salfitichnus mentoor n. gen. n. sp.
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