Carta Geológica 133-134, Locality 7 (Jurassic of Chile)

Where: Coquimbo, Chile (29.4° S, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.2° S, 35.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Punta del Cobre Formation, Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)

• Formación Punta del Cobre (Jurásico Superior-Hauteriviano)

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone

• Areniscas calcáreas,calcilutitasy calcarenitas,en gran parte expuestas como 'skarns'de granate-piroxenoepidota.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Creixell, M. Ortiz, and C. Arevalo. 2012. Geología del Área Carrizalillo-El Tofo, Regiones de Atacama y Coquimbo. [M. Rivadeneira/S. Araya]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221620: authorized by Marcelo Rivadeneira, entered by Selene Araya on 16.08.2021

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Cnidaria indet. Hatschek 1888
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ceratostreon sp. Bayle 1878 oyster
"Aetostreon sp." = Exogyra (Aetostreon) Bayle 1878 oyster