Also known as Loncoche Fm.
Where: Mendoza, Argentina (36.5° S, 69.8° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° S, 55.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Loncoche Formation, Late/Upper Campanian to Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; fine-grained, medium sandstone and tabular siltstone
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original sporopollenin
Collection methods: chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric, sieve
• Repository: MPLP (Mendoza-Paleopalinoteca-Laboratorio de Paleopalinología); Macrofossils at IANIGLA-CRICYT, Mendoza-Argentina.
Primary reference: O. H. Papú. 2002. Nueva microflora de edad maastichtiana en la localidad de Calmu-Co, sur de Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 39(4):415-426 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 168549: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Carlos Jaramillo on 24.04.2015, edited by Elena Stiles
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Pilula | |
Limbicysta sp. Marshall 1989 acritarchs | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Equisetosporites multicostatus Norris 1967 | |
Cycadopites | |
Cycadopites spp. Wodehouse 1933 | |
Rouseisporites reticulatus | |
Rouseisporites reticulatus Pocock 1962 | |
Marchantiopsida | |
Triporoletes asper Srivastava 1972 | |
Bryopsida | |
Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963 | |
Algae | |
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Araucariaceae indet.1, Brachyphyllum sp.1, Araucaria mirabilis1, Araucariacites australis, Cyclusphaera euribei, Frenelopsis sp.1, Classopollis intrareticulatus, Classopollis classoides
Brachyphyllum sp.1 Brongniart 1828
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Cyclusphaera euribei Elsik 1966
Frenelopsis sp.1 Schenk 1869
Classopollis intrareticulatus Volkheimer 1972
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953 | |
Lycopodiopsida | |
Echinosporis sp. Krutzsch 1967 clubmoss | |
Neoraistrickia sp. Potonié 1956 spikemoss | |
Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963 clubmoss | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Dictyophyllidites mortoni Playford and Dettmann 1965 | |
Klukisporites sp. Couper 1958
Klukisporites variegatus Couper 1958 | |
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 | |
Gleicheniidites senonicus Ross 1949
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966 | |
Verrucosisporites sp. Potonie and Kremp 1954
Biretisporites cf. crassilabratus Archangelsky 1972 | |
Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947 | |
Crybelosporites striatus2 Dettmann 1963
Crybelosporites pannuceus2 Srivastava 1977 | |
Apiculatisporis | |
Apiculatisporis sp. Potonié and Kremp 1956 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Ischyosporites gremius, Matonisporites sp., Todisporites minor, Grapnelispora loncochensis, Grapnelispora loncochensis2, Deltoidospora australis, Deltoidospora minor, Osmundacidites sp.
Ischyosporites gremius Stover 1973
Matonisporites sp. Couper 1958
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Grapnelispora loncochensis Papu 1997
Deltoidospora australis Pocock 1970
Deltoidospora minor Pocock 1970
Osmundacidites sp. Couper 1953 | |
Magnoliopsida | |
Rhoipites "sp. B" Wodehouse 1933
Psilatricolporites sp. Pierce 1961
Striatricolporites gamerroi Archangelsky 1973 | |
Podocarpaceae "Cycadaceae?"1, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Podocarpidites sp., Podocarpidites elegans, Callialasporites trilobatus
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Podocarpidites elegans Romero 1977 podocarp
Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp | |
Pinopsida | |
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Taxodiaceae indet.1 Saporta 1865 | |
Angiospermae | |
Nothofagidites rocaensis Romero 1973 | |
Spinizonocolpites sp. Muller 1968 palm | |
Liliacidites "sp. 2" Couper 1953
Liliacidites crassibaculatus Freile 1972
Liliacidites kaitangataensis Couper 1953 | |
Tricolpites reticulatus Couper 1953 | |
Peninsulapollis gillii Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
Triatriopollenites sp. Thomson and Pflug 1953
Triatriopollenites lateflexus Archangelsky 1973 | |
Propylipollis ambiguus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
Propylipollis tenuiexinus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996 | |
Tuberculatosporites parvus Archangelsky 1972 | |
Anacolosidites diffusa Archangelsky 1973 | |
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Chlorophyceae | |
Pediastrum aff. boryanum Meneghini 1840 | |
Mendozaphyllum loncochense | |
Mendozaphyllum loncochense2 Puebla et al. 2015
Mendozaphyllum loncochense2 Puebla et al. 2015 |