Lower Cretaceous ammonites from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A new heteromorph fauna from the uppermost Agrio Formation

Although the Agrio Formation (Valanginian-Early Barremian) yields rich ammonite faunas at many levels, the highest beds are very sparsely fossiliferous. However, intensive collecting over the years has yielded a sparse fauna of heteromorph ammonites that are completely new to Argentina. Three taxa a...

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Autores: Aguirre-Urreta, Maria Beatriz, Rawson, Peter F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/68453
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/68453
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ammonites
Argentina
Barremian
Biostratigraphy
Hauterivian
NeuquÉN Basin
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Although the Agrio Formation (Valanginian-Early Barremian) yields rich ammonite faunas at many levels, the highest beds are very sparsely fossiliferous. However, intensive collecting over the years has yielded a sparse fauna of heteromorph ammonites that are completely new to Argentina. Three taxa are represented, Sabaudiella riverorum sp. nov., Curacoites rotundus gen. et sp. nov. and Hamulinites? sp. The fauna is placed in a new ammonite zone of Sabaudiella riverorum and dated as latest Hauterivian-Early Barremian.