6227: Aptian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Ticoites gamerroi
Viretrisporites signatus
Jusinghipollis ticoensis
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales
Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Obtusisporis concavus Pocock 1970
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites sp. Couper 1958
Clavatipollenites sp. 1 in Archangelsky and Archangeslky 2013; Clavatipollenites sp. 2 in Archangelsky and Archangeslky 2013
Angiospermae
Retimonocolpites sp. Pierce 1961
Retimonocolpites sp. A in Llorens 2003
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Gamerroites sp. Archangelsky 1988
Gamerroites sp. cf. G. psilasaccus
Gamerroites volkheimeri Archangelsky 1988
Podocarpidites parviauriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 2005
Podocarpidites herbstii Burger 1966
Podocarpidites radiatus Brenner 1963
Podocarpidites marwickii Couper 1953
Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
unclassified
Lethomasites sp. Ward 1989
Lethomasites sp. in Llorens and Perez Loinaze 2015
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis triangulatus
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Cyclusphaera punnulosa
Cyclusphaera radiata Archangelsky 1983
Cyclusphaera psilata Volkheimer and Sepulveda 1976
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849
unclassified
Concavissimisporites punctatus Pocock 1964
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales
Ruffordiaspora australiensis Dettmann and Clifford 1992
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Undulatisporites sp. Pflug 1953
Cicatricosisporites abacus
Cicatricosisporites cuneiformis Pocock 1964
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Trichotomosulcites microsaccatus Schrank 2010
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Clavifera sp. Bolchovitina 1966
Clavifera sp. cf. C. triplex
Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Cibotiidites auriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
Lycopsida
Foveotriletes sp. Van der Hammen and Potonié 1956
Pteridopsida
Osmundacidites diazii
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Cyathidites concavus Dettmann 1963
unclassified
Cibotiumspora juncta Zhang 1978
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Santa Cruz County:Anfiteatro de Ticó
Coordinates: 48.5° South, 69.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.4° South, 35.4° West
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:118.56 ± 1.4 Ma (U/Pb)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Baqueró Formation:Anfiteatro de Ticó
Local section:BA Pal 6227 Local bed:38 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: The collection is 18 m below the dated horizon.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified silty "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet. Tectonic setting:volcanic basin
Geology comments: Platform deltaic (Facies Association D of Limarino et al., 2012)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,field collection
Collection size:40 specimens
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:MACN
Metadata
Database number:223081
Authorizer:P. Narvaez Enterer:P. Narvaez
Research group:micropaleontology,paleobotany
Created:2021-11-03 14:32:49 Last modified:2021-11-03 14:32:49
Access level:authorizer only Released:2026-11-03 14:32:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

78456. V.S. Perez Loinaze and M. Llorens. 2018. Palynology of the Baquero Group (upper Aptian), Patagonia Argentina: An integrated study. Cretaceous Research 86:219-237 [P. Narvaez/P. Narvaez/P. Narvaez]