The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey
- Autores
- Passalia, Mauro Gabriel; Garrido, A.; Iglesias, Ari; Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio
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- 2022
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- The Valcheta Petrified Forest is located in the northeast of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. This work provides a geological characterization of the site and a survey of the fossil logs exposed on the surface and their systematic study. The fossiliferous levels bearing the silicified logs are here referred to the Allen Formation (middle-upper Campanian – lower Maastrichtian, Malargüe Group). These deposits crop out in patches in the study area, and have been deposited on a paleorelief carved in Eopaleozoic rocks of the Nahuel Niyeu Formation being mostly covered by thin layers of Quaternary sediments. The Valcheta Petrified Forest was developed on the margins of a braided fluvial system. Numerous silicified logs have been located at the site. They consist of large axes, not found in life position, with monopodial growth, some of which retain the bases of lateral branches and flared-like base. The estimated height and ages of these trees suggests that it consisted of a mature forest. No other associated vegetative or reproductive structures have been found. Anatomically, a single xylological type has been distinguished and assigned to Podocarpoxylon mazzonii (Petriella) Müller-Stoll et Schultze-Motel, (Podocarpaceae). This taxon has been previously identified from other localities of the Upper Cretaceous to the Danian of Patagonia although never preserved in such complete tree grow architecture. This shows that, along others conifers, cycads and palms, P. mazzonii would have constituted an important element of the arboreal strata in the North Patagonian forest communities during the Campanian–Danian interval producing monotypic patches in some areas.
Fil: Passalia, Mauro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Garrido, A.. Provincia de Neuquén. Ministerio de Energía, Ambiente y Servicios Públicos. Dirección Provincial de Minería. Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Prof. "Dr. Juan A. Olsacher"; Argentina
Fil: Iglesias, Ari. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Geología. Cátedra de Paleontología; Argentina - Materia
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ALLEN FORMATION
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PODOCARPOXYLON MAZZONII
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical SurveyPassalia, Mauro GabrielGarrido, A.Iglesias, AriVera, Ezequiel IgnacioALLEN FORMATIONPATAGONIAPODOCARPOXYLON MAZZONIISOMÚN CURÁ MASSIFUPPER CRETACEOUShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The Valcheta Petrified Forest is located in the northeast of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. This work provides a geological characterization of the site and a survey of the fossil logs exposed on the surface and their systematic study. The fossiliferous levels bearing the silicified logs are here referred to the Allen Formation (middle-upper Campanian – lower Maastrichtian, Malargüe Group). These deposits crop out in patches in the study area, and have been deposited on a paleorelief carved in Eopaleozoic rocks of the Nahuel Niyeu Formation being mostly covered by thin layers of Quaternary sediments. The Valcheta Petrified Forest was developed on the margins of a braided fluvial system. Numerous silicified logs have been located at the site. They consist of large axes, not found in life position, with monopodial growth, some of which retain the bases of lateral branches and flared-like base. The estimated height and ages of these trees suggests that it consisted of a mature forest. No other associated vegetative or reproductive structures have been found. Anatomically, a single xylological type has been distinguished and assigned to Podocarpoxylon mazzonii (Petriella) Müller-Stoll et Schultze-Motel, (Podocarpaceae). This taxon has been previously identified from other localities of the Upper Cretaceous to the Danian of Patagonia although never preserved in such complete tree grow architecture. This shows that, along others conifers, cycads and palms, P. mazzonii would have constituted an important element of the arboreal strata in the North Patagonian forest communities during the Campanian–Danian interval producing monotypic patches in some areas.Fil: Passalia, Mauro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Garrido, A.. Provincia de Neuquén. Ministerio de Energía, Ambiente y Servicios Públicos. Dirección Provincial de Minería. Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Prof. "Dr. Juan A. Olsacher"; ArgentinaFil: Iglesias, Ari. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Geología. Cátedra de Paleontología; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2022-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/217781Passalia, Mauro Gabriel; Garrido, A.; Iglesias, Ari; Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio; The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Cretaceous Research; 142; 10-2022; 1-580195-6671CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667122002592info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105395info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:44:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/217781instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:44:58.996CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey Passalia, Mauro Gabriel ALLEN FORMATION PATAGONIA PODOCARPOXYLON MAZZONII SOMÚN CURÁ MASSIF UPPER CRETACEOUS |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest (Upper Cretaceous), Northern Patagonia, Argentina: A Geological And Paleobotanical Survey |
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Passalia, Mauro Gabriel Garrido, A. Iglesias, Ari Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio |
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Passalia, Mauro Gabriel |
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Passalia, Mauro Gabriel Garrido, A. Iglesias, Ari Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio |
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Garrido, A. Iglesias, Ari Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio |
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ALLEN FORMATION PATAGONIA PODOCARPOXYLON MAZZONII SOMÚN CURÁ MASSIF UPPER CRETACEOUS |
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ALLEN FORMATION PATAGONIA PODOCARPOXYLON MAZZONII SOMÚN CURÁ MASSIF UPPER CRETACEOUS |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest is located in the northeast of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. This work provides a geological characterization of the site and a survey of the fossil logs exposed on the surface and their systematic study. The fossiliferous levels bearing the silicified logs are here referred to the Allen Formation (middle-upper Campanian – lower Maastrichtian, Malargüe Group). These deposits crop out in patches in the study area, and have been deposited on a paleorelief carved in Eopaleozoic rocks of the Nahuel Niyeu Formation being mostly covered by thin layers of Quaternary sediments. The Valcheta Petrified Forest was developed on the margins of a braided fluvial system. Numerous silicified logs have been located at the site. They consist of large axes, not found in life position, with monopodial growth, some of which retain the bases of lateral branches and flared-like base. The estimated height and ages of these trees suggests that it consisted of a mature forest. No other associated vegetative or reproductive structures have been found. Anatomically, a single xylological type has been distinguished and assigned to Podocarpoxylon mazzonii (Petriella) Müller-Stoll et Schultze-Motel, (Podocarpaceae). This taxon has been previously identified from other localities of the Upper Cretaceous to the Danian of Patagonia although never preserved in such complete tree grow architecture. This shows that, along others conifers, cycads and palms, P. mazzonii would have constituted an important element of the arboreal strata in the North Patagonian forest communities during the Campanian–Danian interval producing monotypic patches in some areas. Fil: Passalia, Mauro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Garrido, A.. Provincia de Neuquén. Ministerio de Energía, Ambiente y Servicios Públicos. Dirección Provincial de Minería. Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Prof. "Dr. Juan A. Olsacher"; Argentina Fil: Iglesias, Ari. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Vera, Ezequiel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Geología. Cátedra de Paleontología; Argentina |
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The Valcheta Petrified Forest is located in the northeast of the Río Negro Province, Argentina. This work provides a geological characterization of the site and a survey of the fossil logs exposed on the surface and their systematic study. The fossiliferous levels bearing the silicified logs are here referred to the Allen Formation (middle-upper Campanian – lower Maastrichtian, Malargüe Group). These deposits crop out in patches in the study area, and have been deposited on a paleorelief carved in Eopaleozoic rocks of the Nahuel Niyeu Formation being mostly covered by thin layers of Quaternary sediments. The Valcheta Petrified Forest was developed on the margins of a braided fluvial system. Numerous silicified logs have been located at the site. They consist of large axes, not found in life position, with monopodial growth, some of which retain the bases of lateral branches and flared-like base. The estimated height and ages of these trees suggests that it consisted of a mature forest. No other associated vegetative or reproductive structures have been found. Anatomically, a single xylological type has been distinguished and assigned to Podocarpoxylon mazzonii (Petriella) Müller-Stoll et Schultze-Motel, (Podocarpaceae). This taxon has been previously identified from other localities of the Upper Cretaceous to the Danian of Patagonia although never preserved in such complete tree grow architecture. This shows that, along others conifers, cycads and palms, P. mazzonii would have constituted an important element of the arboreal strata in the North Patagonian forest communities during the Campanian–Danian interval producing monotypic patches in some areas. |
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