First fossil occurrence of the genus platychelyna hayward and thorpe (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata)

• Published in: Ameghiniana
• Main Authors: López Gappa, Juan José, Pérez, Leandro Martín, Griffin, Miguel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
• Subjects: NEW SPECIES; SMITTINIDAE; MONTE LEON FORMATION; EARLY MIOCENE; ARGENTINA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Drake Passage; Argentino; Argentina; Hayward
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93942

Platychelyna secunda sp. nov. is described based on material collected in the Monte León Formation, Patagonia, Argentina (early Miocene). This is the second species of Platychelyna Hayward and Thorpe to be described and the first fossil representative, expanding the stratigraphic range of the genus...