La Cantera Formation Explained

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]}

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

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. Castillo Elías et al., 2016
2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=La%20Cantera&group_formation_member=La%20Cantera La Cantera Formation
3. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
4. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=151090 La Cantera
5. Castillo Elías, 2014
6. Mazzoni, 1985
7. Petrulevicius et al., 2010