Research paper
A new vertebrate tooth assemblage from Bajo de la Carpa, Formation (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) of Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina
LEONARDO S. FILIPPI
Museo Municipal Argentino Urquiza, Jujuy y Chaco s/n, (Q8319BFA), Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén Patagonia, Argentina. lsfilippi@yahoo.com.ar
Corresponding author
AGUSTÍN G. MARTINELLI
Centro de Pesquisas Paleontológicas L.I. Price, CCCP/UFTM, BR-262, Km 784, Bairro Peirópolis, 38001-970, Uberaba, MG, Brasil. / Departamento de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia, Instituto de Geociências, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. agustin.martinell@yahoo.com.ar
ALBERTO C. GARRIDO
Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales “Prof. Dr. Juan Olsacher”. Dirección Provincial de Minería, Etcheluz y Ejército Argentino, (Q8340AUD) Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina. albertocarlosgarrido@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
In this contribution, a fossil tooth assemblage from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) in a different paleoenvironmental context from that recorded at the Neuquén city and Paso Córdova localities (Patagonia, Argentina), is here presented. It includes isolated teeth of Dipnoi, represented by the species Ceratodus kaopen and Atlantoceratodus patagonicus; mesoeucrocodylian isolated teeth referred to Peirosauridae; and isolated teeth of Abelisauridae theropods and Titanosauria sauropods. The Mesoeucrocodylia, Albelisauridae and Titanosauria taxa are consistent with the fossil record of the region, represented by the Coloradon tetrapod assemblage of Santonian to early Campanian age. However, the lungfish A. patagonicus represents the first occurrence for the Bajo de la Carpa Fromation, being this record the oldest one for this taxon.
Keywords: Dipnoi, Mesoeurocrocodyla, Abelisauria, Titanosauria, Upper Cretaceous, Patagonia.
How to cite: Filipi, L.S., Martinelli, A.G. & Garrido, A.C. 2015. Una nueva asociación de dientes de vertebrados para la Formación Bajo de la Carpa (Santoniense, Cretácico Superior) en Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina. [A new vertebrate tooth assemblage from Bajo de la Carpa, Formation (Santonian, Upper Cretaceous) of Rincón de los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina]. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, 30 (2), 223-238.
Received 29 November 2014, Accepted 23 April 2015, Published 31 December 2015
https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.30.2.17252
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