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El Relincho, Guaymallén Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
| Formation | El Relincho |
|---|---|
| Age: | 499 - 485 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Sunwaptan |
| Lithology | limestone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Solitario | Guaymallén Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina | El Relincho |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empozada | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "limestone", "carbonate" | 32 |
| Empozada - El Relincho | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | shale/conglomerate | 3 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Lotagnostus sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Lotagnostus | 498.5 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
| Neoagnostus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Neoagnostus | 498.5 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
References
| Shergold J. H., Bordonaro O., et al (1995) Late Cambrian Agnostoid trilobites from Argentina, Palaeontology 38 2, 241-257 |
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!
