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La Cantera Formation
Geologic formation in Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The La Cantera Formation is a Late Aptian,[1] geologic formation in Argentina.[2] Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3] The formation, deposited under lacustrine conditions, also has provided fossil plants, insects, fish and gastropods.[4][5]
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Fossil content
Among the following fossils are reported from the formation:[2]
Insects
- Hemiptera
- Canteronecta irajae[6]
- Notonecta mazzoniae[7]
Flora
- Alisporites similis
- Rugubivesiculites sp.
- Trisaccites microsaccatus
- Podosporites sp.
- Classopollis simplex
- Callialasporites trilobatus
- Cycadopites follicularis
- Crybelosporites sp.
- Appendicisporites sp.
- Cicatricosisporites australiensis
- Deltoidospora sp.
- Leptolepidites major
- Taurocusporites segmentatus
- Staplinisporites caminus
- Triporoletes reticulatus
- Coptospora sp.
- Couperisporites sp.
- Stephanocolpites mastandreai
- Clavatipollenites hughesii
- Leiosphaeridia hyalina
- L. menendezii
- Balmeiopsis limbatus
- Huitrinipollenites transitorius
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References
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