La Cantera Formation
The La Cantera Formation is a Late Aptian, geologic formation in Argentina. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation. The formation, deposited under lacustrine conditions, also has provided fossil plants, insects, fish and gastropods.
Fossil content
Among the following fossils are reported from the formation:Insects
;Hemiptera- Canteronecta irajae
- ''Notonecta mazzoniae''
Flora
- Alisporites similis
- Rugubivesiculites sp.
- Trisaccites microsaccatus
- Podosporites sp.
- Classopollis simplex
- Callialasporites trilobatus
- Cycadopites follicularis
- Crybelosporites sp.
- Appendicisporites sp.
- Cicatricosisporites australiensis
- Deltoidospora sp.
- Leptolepidites major
- Taurocusporites segmentatus
- Staplinisporites caminus
- Triporoletes reticulatus
- Coptospora sp.
- Couperisporites sp.
- Stephanocolpites mastandreai
- Clavatipollenites hughesii
- Leiosphaeridia hyalina
- L. menendezii
- Balmeiopsis limbatus
- ''Huitrinipollenites transitorius''