Vaca Muerta Formation
95 distinct taxa, from 461 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 149–133 Mya.
Neuquen, Neuquén, Picunches, Mendoza · AR
95 taxa · 461 fossils · 149–133 MyaFiled under the Mendoza Group. Members recorded: Portada Covunco, Los Catutos, Las Catutos, Pichi Moncol.
Macrostrat places this rock in the Mendoza Group, and dates it 149–136 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record
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28 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
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What has been found
- Pseudolissoceras zitteli
- Choicensisphinctes erinoides
- Indansites picunleufuense
- Windhauseniceras internispinosum
- Choicensisphinctes platyconus
- Physodoceras
- Cieneguiticeras perlaevis
- Catutosphinctes guenenakenensis
- Choicensisphinctes
- Aspidoceras euomphalum
- Catutosphinctes
- Indansites
- Pasottia andina
- Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus
- Dakosaurus andiniensis
- Zapalia fascipartita
- Aspidoceratinae
- Corongoceras lotenoense
- Bivalvia
- Corongoceras mendozanum
- Neusticemys neuquina
- Parapallasiceras
- Platydiscus beresii
- Aspidoceras
- Choicensisphinctes burckhardti
- Choicensisphinctes windhauseni
- Cuyaniceras
- Garatella neuquensis
- Geosaurus
- Notoemys laticentralis
- Ophthalmosaurus
- Parastreblites
- Splenditrigonia splendida
- Torquatisphinctes proximus
- Trigonia carinata
- Zapalia
- Aspidoceratidae
- Aulacosphinctes
- Caypullisaurus bonapartei
- Corongoceras
The 40 most often recorded, of 95.
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.