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Uspallata - Potrerillos - Upper, Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
| Group | Uspallata |
|---|---|
| Formation | Potrerillos |
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Interval | Carnian |
| Tectonic Setting | Rift |
| Lithology | shale/claystone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Minas de Petroleo | Cacheuta District, Luján de Cuyo department, Mendoza Province, Argentina | Uspallata - Potrerillos - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potrerillos - Upper | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | shale/claystone | 2 |
| Uspallata - Cacheuta | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | siliciclastic | 7 |
| Uspallata - Potrerillos | 228 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | siltstone, "shale", "siliciclastic" | 33 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Gondwanoperlidium argentinaspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Euxenoperlidae : Gondwanoperlidium : Gondwanoperlidium argentina | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Gondwanoperlidium argentinarum species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Euxenoperlidae : Gondwanoperlidium : Gondwanoperlidium argentinarum | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Gondwanoperlidium mendozensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Euxenoperlidae : Gondwanoperlidium : Gondwanoperlidium mendozensis | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
