The La Cantera Formation is a geologic formation in Argentina originating from the Late Aptian.Castillo Elías et al., 2016La Cantera Formation at Fossilworks.org Fossil theropod tracks have been reported in the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607 The formation, deposited under lacustrine conditions, also has provided fossil plants, insects, fish, and gastropods.La Cantera at Fossilworks.orgCastillo Elías, 2014
Fossil content Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:
Insects Hemiptera Canteronecta irajaeMazzoni, 1985 Notonecta mazzoniaePetrulevicius et al., 2010
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
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