Turtle Town, Cerro Barcino: Late/Upper Aptian, Argentina
collected by T. Rich 1994, 1997–1998

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Theropoda
Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881
2 specimens
MPEF-PV-1158, 1159
Reptilia
Chubutemys copelloi n. gen., n. sp. Gaffney et al. 2007
Gaffney et al. 2007 5 specimens
MPEF PV1236 - holotype; additional referred specimens in ref. 60037 Sterli et al. 2015
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Chubut
Coordinates: 43.8° South, 68.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.5° South, 36.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 2-3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Aptian
Age range of interval:119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chubut Formation:Cerro Barcino Member:Puesto La Paloma
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: orig. listed as Cerro Castaño Mb., but MPEF data says La Paloma Mb.

Based on Krause et al. 2020 and Carballido et al. 2017. The contact zones between Puesto La Paloma and Cerros Castaño is approximately Aptian-Early Albian at ~118.5-110.8 Ma.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Disassociated major elements:some
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:T. Rich Collection dates:1994, 1997–1998
Metadata
Database number:38530
Authorizer:M. Carrano, P. Holroyd Enterer:M. Carrano, P. Holroyd
Modifier:G. Varnham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-04-23 11:04:53 Last modified:2022-03-04 07:35:42
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-23 11:04:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10337. T. H. Rich, P. J. Vickers-Rich, F. E. Novas, R. Cuneo, P. Puerta and R. Vacca. 1998. Theropods from the "Middle" Cretaceous Chubut Group of the San Jorge Sedimentary Basin, central Patagonia. A preliminary note. GAIA 15:111-115 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

26061 E. S. Gaffney, T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, A. Constantine, R. Vacca and L. Kool. 2007. Chubutemys, a New Eucryptodiran Turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Argentina, and the Relationships of the Meiolaniidae. American Museum Novitates 3599:1-35 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]
79276 J. M. Krause, J. Ramezani, A. M. Umazano, D. Pol, J. L. Carballido, J. P. Sterli Puerta, N. R. Cúneo and E. S. Bellosi. 2020. High-resolution chronostratigraphy of the Cerro Barcino Formation (Patagonia): Paleobiologic implications for the mid-cretaceous dinosaur- rich fauna of South America. Gondwana Research 80:33-49 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham/G. Varnham]
63344 T. H. Rich. 2001. Research report. Dinosaur Draming: Flat Rocks Site Report 2001 13-16 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]