Tome: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Chile

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza chilensis Wetzel 1930
see common names

Geography
Country:Chile
Coordinates: 36.6° South, 72.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.6° South, 60.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Late/Upper Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:70.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Quiriquina
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation,glauconitic sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:91419
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-09-22 07:02:46 Last modified:2015-06-22 16:09:17
Access level:the public Released:2009-09-22 07:02:46
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

30785. M. E. Suárez and H. Cappetta. 2004. Sclerorhynchid teeth (Neoselachii, Sclerorhynchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina Formation, central Chile. Revista Geológica de Chile 31(1):89-103 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]