Uspallata Group

Geology

Formations: Agua de la Zorra (1), Cacheuta (5), Cerro de Las Cabras (8), Potrerillos (17)

Lithologies: not reported (4), "siliciclastic" (8), claystone (1), mudstone (1), "shale" (12), siltstone (5), sandstone (2), tuff (1)

Paleoenvironments: terrestrial indet. (12), fluvial indet. (6), wet floodplain (1), fluvial-lacustrine indet. (3), fluvial-deltaic indet. (1), lacustrine - small (2), lacustrine delta plain (4), lacustrine indet. (2)

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Norian or 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Argentina (Mendoza) (141593)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Argentina (Mendoza) (101828 105241)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) (59670 85558 117454 206088)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Argentina (Mendoza) (219953)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Argentina (Mendoza) (115104)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Argentina (Mendoza) (117878)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (Mendoza) (117887 117888 151547)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (123008 123009 123021 151962 152023 160458 177538 177539 199915)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Argentina (Mendoza) (192150)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Argentina (Mendoza) (117883 143295)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Argentina (Mendoza) (117884 117886 117890 117936 117937 123050)