Punta Corral - PuntaCorral (Cambrian of Argentina)
Where: Argentina (24.2° S, 65.3° W: paleocoordinates 46.7° S, 128.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Parabolina (N.) frequens argentina zone, Lampazar Formation, Furongian (501.0 - 488.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified shale
• Fair-weather suspension-fallout deposition.
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: D. Balseiro, B. G. Waisfield, and N. E. Vaccari. 2011. Paleoecological dynamics of Furongian (Late Cambrian) trilobite-dominated communities from northwestern Argentina. Palaios 26:484-499 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe] more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 115448: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 02.09.2011