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79-4 Cerro El Zamotal, Guaymas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Lat/Long (Decimal)28.5644,-110.133
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationSonora, Mexico
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Guaymas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
79-4 Cerro El ZamotalWeber R., Trjo-Cruz R., et al (1980)Barranca - Santa Clara237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Pterophyllum sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Zamites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Zamites237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Zamites truncatus
species
Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Bennettitales : Zamites : Zamites truncatus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Asterotheca sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Asterotheca237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pelourdea sp.
genus
Pelourdea237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ctenophyllum sp.
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Cycadaceae : Ctenophyllum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Macrotaeniopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Cycadaceae : Macrotaeniopteris237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Taeniopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

References

Weber R., Trjo-Cruz R., et al (1980) Hipotesis de trabajo acerca de la paleoecologia de comunidades de la tafoflora Santa Clara del Triasico Tardio de Sonora, Univ. Nal. Auton. Mexico, Inst. Geologia, Revista 4 2, 138-154
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!
 
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