Nivel 2 (Oligocene of Argentina)

Where: Santa Cruz, Argentina (51.5° S, 72.2° W: paleocoordinates 53.2° S, 63.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• El nivel 2 pertenece a la Sección B, la cual se puede separar en tres niveles principales: inferior, medio y superior

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified, gray siltstone

• 200 metros de areniscas y arcillolitas grises

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original cellulose

Collected by Brandmayr

Primary reference: J. Frenguelli. 1941. Nuevos elementos florísticos del Magellaniano de Patagonia Austral. Notas del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología VI(30):173-210 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141994: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 04.04.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Mespilodaphne longifolia
Mespilodaphne longifolia Engelhardt 1864 laurel
 Fagales - Nothofagaceae
Nothofagus simplicidens