The Triassic insect fauna from the Los Rastros Formation (Bermejo Basin), La Rioja Province (Argentina): its contex taphonomy and paleobiology
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Abstract. In the Bermejo Basin, the Los Rastros Formation bears an abundant insect fauna, mainly of terrestrial winged adult organisms related to the Blattoptera and the Coleoptera orders. The insect remains are found in the black shales of the offshore lacustrine facies and their taphonomic features suggest that the specimens were allochthonous to the lake. The individuals appear to arrived alive to the lake and had a rapid fall trough the water column, thus, they are preserved intact. In contrast, some of them may have suffered fragmentation in air traspontation and/or biological attack during long periods of flotation. Resumen. LA FAUNA DE INSECTOS TRIÁSICOS DE LA FORMACIÓN LOS RASTROS (CUENCA BERMEJO), PROVINCIA DE LA RIOJA (ARGENTINA): SU CONTEXTO, TAFONOMÍA Y PALEOBIOLOGÍA. En la cuenca Bermejo, la Formación Los Rastros es portadora de una abundante fauna de insectos, principalmente organismos adultos terrestres y alados pertenecientes a los órdenes Blattoptera y Coleoptera. Los restos de insectos son encontrados en las pelitas negras de la facies de lago abierto. Las características tafonómicas de los insectos sugieren que los especímenes son alóctonos al lago. Los individuos pudieron llegar vivos al lago y sufrir una rápida caída a través de la columna de agua, preservándose intactos, o sufrir fragmentación en el transporte aéreo o por ataques biológicos durante largos períodos de flotación.Downloads
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