Kainella Walcott, 1925 (Trilobita, Ordovícico Temprano) en el noroeste de Argentina y sur de Bolivia. Paleontología sistemática
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Se presenta un estudio taxonómico de distintas especies del género Kainella ampliamente distribuidas en la Cuenca Andina Central. Las mismas son de edad tremadociana temprana y provienen de las formaciones Santa Rosita, Cardonal, Devendeus, y Grupo Guayoc Chico, unidades expuestas en diferentes localidades de la Cordillera Oriental argentina y de la Formación Iscayachi del segmento Yunchará en el sur de Bolivia. Se distingue un grupo de ocho especies indicando una diversidad significativamente mayor a la conocida previamente. Se brinda una diagnosis enmendada de K. meridionalis Kobayashi y se designa un lectotipo. Sobre esta base se reubican asignaciones previas a esta especie en los taxones aquí descriptos. Se completa la información morfológica de K. andina Suárez Soruco en base a material coleccionado en su localidad tipo (Cuesta de Erquis) y en Argentina. Además, se describen e ilustran las nuevas especies K. teiichii sp. nov., K. morena sp. nov., Kainella sp. nov. A, y Kainella sp. nov. B. Por otro lado, K. colombiana Harrington y Kay del Grupo Güéjar (Tremadociano-Arenigiano, Sierra de La Macarena, Colombia) es tentativamente referida al género Naustia Ludvigsen del Cámbrico Tardío. Abstract. Kainella Walcott, 1925 (Trilobita, Early Ordovician) in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. systematic Paleontology. A taxonomic study is presented involving different species of Kainella from the Central Andean Basin. These early Tremadocian species come from the Santa Rosita, Cardonal, and Devendeus formations, and also from the Guayoc Chico Group; all units lie exposed at numerous localities in the Argentine Cordillera Oriental. Also analyzed are Kainella species from the Iscayachi Formation exposed in the Yunchará Segment in southern Bolivia. A group of eight species is recognized, suggesting a significantly greater diversity than previously assessed. An emmended diagnosis of K. meridionalis Kobayashi is provided, and a lectotype is designated. On this basis, some of the former assignments to this species are now rearranged into the taxa described herein. Complete morphological information is provided on K. andina Suárez Soruco, based on new collections from its type locality (Cuesta de Erquis), and from Argentina. The new species K. teiichii sp. nov., K. morena sp. nov., Kainella sp. nov. A and Kainella sp. nov. B are described and illustrated. Also, K. colombiana Harrington and Kay from the Güéjar Group (Tremadocian-Floian, Sierra de La Macarena, Colombia) is tentatively referred to Naustia Ludvigsen of Late Cambrian age.Downloads
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