6231: Aptian, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Viretrisporites signatus
Jusinghipollis ticoensis
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales
Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963
Angiospermae - Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
Clavatipollenites sp. Couper 1958
Clavatipollenites sp. 2 in Archangelsky and Archangeslky 2013
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Gamerroites sp. Archangelsky 1988
Gamerroites sp. cf. G. psilasaccus
Callialasporites trilobatus (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Tsugaepollenites trilobatus
Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
Microcachrydites antarcticus
Equisetopsida - Cheirolepidiaceae
Classopollis triangulatus
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Balmeiopsis limbatus (Balme 1957)
original and current combination Inaperturopollenites limbatus
Cyclusphaera annularis n. sp.
Cyclusphaera punnulosa
Cyclusphaera psilata Volkheimer and Sepulveda 1976
Algae - Zygnemataceae
Ovoidites parvus Nakoman 1966
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales
Ruffordiaspora australiensis Dettmann and Clifford 1992
Plicatella baqueroensis Davies 1985
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Trichotomosulcites microsaccatus Schrank 2010
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Cyatheacidites tectifera Archangelsky and Gamerro 1965
unclassified
Chomotriletes minor Pocock 1970
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 6231 Local bed:50 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: The collection is 6 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: High sinuosity rivers (Facies Association E 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:23 specimens
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:MACN
Metadata
Database number:223086
Authorizer:P. Narvaez Enterer:P. Narvaez
Research group:micropaleontology,paleobotany
Created:2021-11-03 17:13:46 Last modified:2021-11-03 17:13:46
Access level:authorizer only Released:2026-11-03 17:13:46
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]