Archaeocyaths from South America: review and a new record

• Published in: Geological Journal
• Main Authors: González, P. D., Tortello, M. F., Damborenea, S. E., Naipauer, M., Sato, A. M., Varela, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Patagonia; Shackleton; Transantarctic Mountains; Argentina; Fitzroy; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gj.2415; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fgj.2415; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/gj.2415

In South America, autochthonous archaeocyathan faunas preserved in Early Cambrian limestones have not been found yet. Nevertheless, a few well‐documented occurrences of these fossils in clasts contained in coarse‐grained rocks of a wide age range have been discovered in recent years. Erratic limesto...