Puelén Department, La Pampa Province, Argentina i
Regional Level Types
Puelén Department Department
La Pampa Province Province
Argentina Country

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Oligocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Vaca Mahuida	8	16.3 - 15.5 Ma (Miocene)
Malargüe - Jagüel	2	66 - 61.6 Ma (Paleocene)
Roca	38	66 - 61.6 Ma (Paleocene)
Malargüe - Allen	2	83.5 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Turritella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Eutrephoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : *Eutrephoceras*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Nucula (Leionucula) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : *Nucula (Leionucula)*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Pinna genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : *Pinna*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Plesiopinna genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : *Plesiopinna*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mytilus (Septifer) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : *Mytilus (Septifer)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acesta genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Acesta*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Chlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Gryphaeostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Gryphaeostrea*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Odontogryphaea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Odontogryphaea*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Rastellum genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Rastellum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Pterotrigoniidae : *Pterotrigonia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aphrodina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Aphrodina*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Venericardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Venericardia*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Ctenocheles genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ctenochelidae : *Ctenocheles*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Hoploparia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : *Hoploparia*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Micropsis genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Phymosomatidae : *Micropsis*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Schizaster genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : *Schizaster*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Oldfieldthomasiidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Oldfieldthomasiidae	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Plantae kingdom	Plantae	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Panopea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : *Panopea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Foraminifera phylum	Chromista : Foraminifera	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Thalassinoides genus	*Thalassinoides*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Psilonichnus genus	*Psilonichnus*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Diplodon genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : *Diplodon*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Neilo ornata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Neilo : *Neilo ornata*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Venericardia ameghinorum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : *Venericardia ameghinorum*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Littoridina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cochliopidae : *Littoridina*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Cladocora gracilis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Cladocora : *Cladocora gracilis*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Haimesiastraea conferta species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Columastraeidae : Haimesiastraea : *Haimesiastraea conferta*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Hercoglossa walteri species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : *Hercoglossa walteri*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Sideroseris durhami species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Sideroseris : *Sideroseris durhami*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Siderastrea adkinsi species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : *Siderastrea adkinsi*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Macanopsis genus	*Macanopsis*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Callianassa burckhardti species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa : *Callianassa burckhardti*	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Biomphalaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : *Biomphalaria*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Parachaetetes asvapatii species	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Parachaetetes : *Parachaetetes asvapatii*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Euclastes meridionalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pancheloniidae : Euclastes : *Euclastes meridionalis*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Lapampasaurus cholinoi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Lapampasaurus : *Lapampasaurus cholinoi*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hercoglossa romeroi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : *Hercoglossa romeroi*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Lobonotus lobulata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Tumidocarcinidae : Lobonotus : *Lobonotus lobulata*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene
Xanthilites gerthi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Tumidocarcinidae : Xanthilites : *Xanthilites gerthi*	66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene

Fossil Localities

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Argentina

La Pampa Province
- Puelén Department
  - Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Barda Baya
  - Paleocene🐚 Cerros Bayos
  - Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Islas Malvinas
  - Paleogene🐚 Loma Blanca
  - Paleocene🐚 Lomita Baya
  - Paleogene🐚 Puesta Cerda Hijo

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puel%C3%A9n_Department
Wikidata ID:	Q2555310

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