Primer registro de conodontes ashgilianos en la Precordillera (Argentina)

A reworked conodont fauna from the Empozada Formation (Mendoza Precordillera) which belongs to the Caradoc-Ashgill (British Series from the Upper Ordovician) interval is reviewed. For the first time Amorphognathus cf. ordovicicus Branson & Mehl, 1933 is identified in Argentina. This species toge...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Heredia, Susana Emma
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/158017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/158017
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Conodontes
Ashgilianos
Ordovicico Superior
Precordillera Austral
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Summary:A reworked conodont fauna from the Empozada Formation (Mendoza Precordillera) which belongs to the Caradoc-Ashgill (British Series from the Upper Ordovician) interval is reviewed. For the first time Amorphognathus cf. ordovicicus Branson & Mehl, 1933 is identified in Argentina. This species together with A. superbus, define the late Caradoc-earliest Ashgill of the Precordillera. The recovered conodont fauna is similar in composition with those of the British Province of the North Atlantic Realm, suggesting close relationships between both areas.