The Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation is a geological formation from the Deseado Massif in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Paleobiology The Anfiteatro de Ticó preserves a rich and diverse flora including macrofossils, mesofossils, and microfossils. These have been object of detailed investigations since the 1960'.
Depositional environments The formation is of continental origin, and includes riparian and lacustrine deposits.
Fossil content The following fossils were reported from the formation:Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation at Fossilworks.org
Flora Bryophytes Ricciopsis grandensis
Horsetails Equisetites pusillus
Ferns
Cladophlebis tripinnata Cladophlebis antarctica Cyathea cyathifolia Baqueroites padulae Adiantopteris tripinnata Korallipteris vegagrandis
Conifers
Alkastrobus peltatus Apterocladus lanceolatus Morenostrobus fertilis Podocarpus dubius Squamastrobus tigrensis Tarphyderma glabra Tomaxellia degiustoi Tomaxellia biforme Trisacocladus tigrensis
Ginkgoales
Ginkgoites tigrensis Ginkgoites ticoensis Allicospermum patagonicum Karkenia incurva
Cycadales
Restrepophyllum chiguoides Eobowenia incrassata Sueria rectivervis Mesosingeria coriacea Mesosingeria oblonga Ticoa harrisii Ticoa lanceolata Ticoa magnipinnulata Pseudoctenis crassa Pseudoctenis dentata
Caytoniales
Ruflorinia sierra Ruflorinia pilifera Ruflorinia papillosa Ktalenia circularis
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