Where: Potosi, Bolivia (20.3° S, 66.6° W: paleocoordinates 25.6° S, 45.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Aroifilla Formation (Puca Group), Coniacian to Coniacian (89.8 - 83.5 Ma)
• 4 m below "basal limestone" of the overlying Chaunaca Fm.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, trace
Collected by Brigada 10, YPFB
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• discovered by Brigada 10 of the YPFB
Primary reference: M. Gayet, L. G. Marshall, and T. Sempere. 1991. The Mesozoic and Paleocene vertebrates of Bolivia and their stratigraphic context: a review. In R. Suarez-Soruco (ed.), Fosiles y Facies de Bolivia. Volumen 1—Vertebrados. Revista Técnica de YPFB 12(3-4):393-433 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 67655: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 01.12.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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