Lopez de Bertodano Formation

The Lopez de Bertodano Formation is a geological formation in the James Ross archipelago of the Antarctic Peninsula. The strata date from the end of the Late Cretaceous (upper-lower Maastrichtian stage^[1]) to the Danian stage of the lower Paleocene, from about 70 to 65.5 million years ago, straddling the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.^[2][3]

Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Danian ~70–65.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Marambio & Seymour Island Groups
Sub-units	Cape Lamb & Lower Sandwich Bluff Members
Underlies	Sobral Fm., La Meseta Fm.
Overlies	Snow Hill Island Formation
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone, mudstone
Other	Sandstone with concretions
Location
Coordinates	64.0°S 57.4°W / -64.0; -57.4
Approximate paleocoordinates	61.9°S 68.1°W / -61.9; -68.1
Region	Seymour Island, James Ross Island group, Vega Island
Country	Antarctica
Type section
Named for	López de Bertodano Bay
Lopez de Bertodano Formation (Antarctica)

Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

Geologic map of Seymour Island, Antarctica with the Lopez de Bertodano Formation in light green, the locations where the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary is exposed are indicated

The Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg) crops out on Seymour Island in the upper levels of the Lopez de Bertodano Formation.^[4] A small (but significant) iridium anomaly occurs at the boundary on Seymour Island, as at lower latitudes, thought to be fallout from the Chicxulub impactor in the Gulf of Mexico.^[5] Directly above the boundary a layer of disarticulated fish fossils occurs, victims of a disturbed ecosystem immediately following the impact event.^[4] Multiple reports have described evidence for climatic changes in Antarctica prior to the mass extinction,^[6] but the extent to which these affected marine biodiversity is debated. Based on extensive marine fossil collections from Seymour Island, recent work has confirmed that a single and severe mass extinction event occurred at this time in Antarctica just as at lower latitudes.^[7]

Climate

During the Maastrichtian, Seymour Island was located within the Antarctic polar circle at around ~65°S latitude.^[8] Chemical studies on oxygen-18 isotopes found in shells and benthic foraminifera have calculated intermediate-depth and deep-sea ocean temperatures at a mean average of 6 °C (43 °F) with fluctuations of 4–12 °C (39–54 °F) throughout the Maastrichtian; one of the same studies has also suggested that sea surface temperatures may have been colder, possibly dropping below freezing and forming sea ice at times.^[9][10] Alternatively, a study using data acquired from ancient bacterial membrane lipids yielded a slightly warmer temperature of 12 ± 5 °C (54 ± 9 °F) around 66 Ma. Nevertheless, these estimated climates characterize primarily cool temperate environments with possible subpolar and warm episodes.^[8]

Fossil content

The Lopez de Bertodano Formation has provided many fossils of flora, dinosaurs and birds.^[11][12][13] Also the first fossil egg from Antarctica, Antarcticoolithus, was found in the formation.^[14]

Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation^[15] and include at least two and probably as much as six lineages of indisputably modern birds: one related to waterfowl, a primitive shorebird or related form, 1 to 2 species of possible loons, a large and possibly flightless bird belonging to a lineage extinct today as well as a partial skull that might belong to either of the smaller species or represent yet another one. The formation also contains a rich fossil invertebrate fauna, including bivalves, gastropods,^[16] and cephalopods (ammonites and nautiloids).^[17]

The fish assemblage of the López de Bertodano Formation was dominated by Enchodus and ichthyodectiformes, accounting for 21.95% and 45.6% of local fish diversity respectively. Of the remaining percentages, sand sharks made up 10.5%, the cow shark Notidanodon 6.8%, chimaeras 3.9%, saw sharks 2.7%, various other teleost fish 2.4%, and the remaining 6% were shared between other sharks like Paraorthacodus, frilled sharks, Protosqualus, and Cretalamna.^[18]

Vertebrates

Dinosaurs

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Ornithischians

Ornithischians recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Elasmaria	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff Member	CM 93790, right prox. Metatarsal II; Rt. Prox. Metatarsal IV; left. Prox. Fibula [19]
	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff Member	MLP 98-I-10-70, pedal ungual[19]	Also considered Ornithischia Indet
Hadrosauridae	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Vega Island	Isolated cheek tooth, MLP 98-I-10-1.[20]	The 1st Hadrosaur remains of Antarctica
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	MLP 96-1-6-2, Distal end of metatarsal[21]
Parankylosauria	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff Member	Right pedal ungual IV, CM93791, and osteoderm[19]

Theropods

Theropods recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Charadriiform[22]	Indeterminate	Cape Lamb	Partial skeleton
Conflicto[23]	C. antarcticus	Seymour Island	MLP 07-III-1-1, a three-dimensionally preserved, partly complete skeleton	An anseriform
Gaviiformes	Indeterminate	VEG IAA 2/98, Isla Vega	MLP 98-I-10-47, MLP 98-I-10-50, MLP 98-I-10-52, MLP 98-I-10-76: tarsometatarsus;MLP 98-I-10-59: diaphysis of left tibiotarsus; MLP 98-I-10-51: proximal end of left femur; MLP 98-I-10-48: distal end of left tibiotarsus; MLP 98-I-10-60 and MLP 98-I-10-61: distal end and partial corpus of pedal phalanges.[24]	Very similar to that of Gavia immer
cf. Gaviiformes	Indeterminate	VEG IAA 2/98, Isla Vega	MLP 98-I-10-54, MLP 98-I-10-27: tarsometatarsus; MLP 98-I-10-53: distal end of left tibiotarsus; MLP 98-I-10-49 distal end of right tibiotarsus[24]	Very similar to that of Gavia immer
Megaraptora[19]	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	SDSM 159537, maxilla	Has oblong and narrow tooth alveoli, seen in Megaraptorans
	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	SDSM 9918, left maxillary
Neornithes	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	Partial skull	Relationships undetermined, cranium some 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) long
Polarornis	P. gregorii	Sandwich Bluff, Seymour Island	Partial skull and skeleton, holotype	A Vegaviid of uncertain relative. Possibly a more primitive form with strong flight ability and lighter bones[15]
	P.? sp.	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	Partial skeleton including wing and hindlimbs
	cf. P. gregorii[25]	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	MN 7833-V, distal portion of a tarsometatarsus
	P. sp.	IAA 10/13, Marambio Island	MLP 96-I-6-2, incomplete skeleton[24]
Vegavis[26]	V. iaai[27]	Lower Sandwich Bluff	Holotype (MLP 93-I-3-1), partial skeleton MACN-PV 19.748, partial skeleton AMNH FARB 30899, skull[28]	A foot-propelled diver anseriform
	V. sp.	Plesiosaur Papoose, Cape Lamb	Isolated femur	Initially identified as a fossil of a member of Cariamae,[29] but subsequently reinterpreted as a fossil of an unnamed large-bodied member of the genus Vegavis.[30]
	cf. V. iaai[25]	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	MN 7832-V, synsacrum
Vegaviidae	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	[24]
Theropoda	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	Fragments[1]

Fish

Bony Fishes

Bony Fish recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Antarctiberyx[31]	A. seymouri	Seymour Island	TTU P9210. A poorly preserved anterior skull section with partial dentary attached	A member of Beryciformes
Enchodus	E. sp.	Seymour Island	One palatine tooth, MLP 12-XI-29-43; five teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-25 to 28; one tooth, MLP 12-XI-29-53; thirty-five teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-55; fifty-three teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-56[18]	A member of Enchodontidae
Ichthyodectiformes	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	One tooth, MLP 12-XI-29-21; ninety-four teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-38; thirteen teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-51; seventy-eight teeth, MLP 12-XI-29-52; one tooth, MLP 12-XI-29-54.[18]
Pachycormidae	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	Isolated and fragmentary caudal fin-rays, MLP 13XI-29-57.[18]

Chondrichthyes

Chondrichthyes recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Callorhinchus	C. sp. [32]	Seymour Island	Teeth	A Chimaera
Carcharias	cf. C. sp.	Seymour Island	Two left upper lateral teeth preserving one root branch and lateral denticle, MLP 13-XI-29-35, MLP 13-XI-29-37; one right upper lateral tooth preserving one root branch and lateral denticle, MLP 13-XI-29-36; several fragmentary teeth, MLP 13-XI29-4, MLP13-XI-29-44 to46, MLP13-XI-29-16, MLP 13-XI-29-13 to 14.[18]	A Odontaspididae Shark
"Cretalamna"	“C. appendiculata”	Seymour Island	One lateral lower tooth which lacks crown tip, distal lateral cusplet, and distal root branch, MLP 13XI-29-47; one anterior upper tooth lacking the distal root branch, distal lateral cusplet, and crown tip, MLP 13-XI-29-2[18]	A Otodontidae Shark
Lamniformes	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	Four crowns, MLP 13-XI-29-30.[18]
Notidanodon[31]	N. sp.	Seymour Island	Teeth	A Hexanchidae Shark
	?N. sp.[32]	Seymour Island	Teeth	A Hexanchidae Shark
Paraorthacodus	P. sp.	Seymour Island	Four fragmentary teeth, MLP 13-XI-29-8, MLP 13XI-29-18, MLP 13-XI-29-31, and MLP 13-XI-29-32.[18]	A Paraorthacodontidae Shark
Propristiophorus	aff. P. sp.	Seymour Island	Three fragmentary rostral spines, MLP 13-XI-2939, MLP 13-XI-29-40, and MLP 13-XI-29-41.[18]	A Pristiophoridae Shark
Protosqualus	P. sp.	Seymour Island	Two lateral, almost complete teeth, MLP 13-XI29-9, MLP 13-XI-29-33; one latero-posterior, complete tooth, MLP 13-XI-29-10[18]	A Squalidae Shark
Sphenodus[31]	S. sp.	Seymour Island	Teeth	A Orthacodontidae Shark
	S. sp.	Seymour Island	Two fragmentary teeth, MLP 13-XI-29-20, MLP 13-XI-29-11[18]	A Orthacodontidae Shark
Xampylodon[33]	X. diastemacron	Filo Negro Section, Klb 9	MN 7825-V (holotype),incomplete posterolateral tooth of the lower jaw, with only its anterior portion still preserved	A Hexanchidae Shark

Reptiles

Elasmosaurs

Elasmosaurs recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Aristonectes[34]	A. parvidens	Seymour Island	Partial postcranial skeleton (MLP 89-III-3-1)	A giant elasmosaur
	A. sp[35]	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	MLP 11-I-1-15, caudal vertebra
	A. sp[36][37]	Seymour Island	TTU.P.9219 (holotype skull and cervical vertebrae)
Elasmosauridae[38]	Indeterminate	SW corner, Seymour Island	MLP 82-I-28-1, an incomplete skeleton comprising 15 cervical, three pectorals, 21 dorsal, three sacral, and 22 caudal vertebrae, an almost complete left hind limb, some dorsal ribs, incomplete coracoids and fragments of the scapulae
	Indeterminate[39]	SW corner, Seymour Island	ZPAL R.8, pectoral, dorsal, and caudal vertebral centra, femur, tibia, and fragments of the humerus, scapula, and ischia
	Indeterminate[40]	Seymour Island	TTU P 9240; dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, limbs and paddle fragments
	Indeterminate[41]	Seymour Island	SGO.PV.6523, postcranial remains of a single adult individual, including remains of 9 mid-to-posterior cervical vertebrae (6 of them preserving parts of their centra), the right scapula, several fragments of ribs and gastralia, and one phalanx.
	Indeterminate[40]	Seymour Island	TTU P 9238; part of cervicals, rib fragments, isolated paddles, and gastroliths
	Indeterminate[36]	Seymour Island	TTU P 9239; isolated vertebrae, limb bones, paddle elements, and ribs
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	IAA Pv 443, an incomplete skeleton comprising the mandibular symphysis and part of right and left mandibular rami, cervical and dorsal centra, an incomplete humerus, radius, ulna, ulnare, intermedium, radiale and distal carpal 1, 2 þ 3 and 4, other fragmentary postcranial bones and associated gastroliths[42]
Euelasmosaurida[35]	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	CM 93780; left and right pubes and ischia: MLP 15-I-7-8, left ilium and indeterminate fragments
Marambionectes[43]	M. molinai	Seymour Island	Partially articulated incomplete skeleton including cranial material, many vertebrae, ribs, an ilium, limb bones (right humerus and ulna, a femur), and gastroliths (IAA-Pv 752)	A weddellonectian elasmosaur
Morturneria[36]	M. seymourensis	Seymour Island	several cervical vertebrae, a right humerus, a nearly complete left forelimb missing the proximal end of the humerus, and a left femur (TTU P9217)	An elasmosaur
Weddellonectia[44]	Indeterminate	Sandwich Bluff, Cape Lamb	MLP 15-I-7-48, right humerus, ulna, ulnare, intermedium, distal carpal I, distal carpal II+III, pisiform, phalanges and one rib
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	MLP 14-I-20-16, 12 cervical vertebrae, three pectoral vertebrae, 11 dorsal vertebrae, one sacral vertebra, 11 caudal vertebrae, right femur, tibia, fibula and mesopodial elements, fragments of pectoral and pelvic girdles and gastroliths[44]

Mosasaurs

Mosasaurs recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Antarcticoolithus	A. bradyi	Seymour Island.	A fossilized eggshell.	A mosasaur.
Kaikaifilu[45]	K. hervei	Seymour Island	Several incomplete parts of a skull, jawbone, 30 isolated teeth, and a partial left humerus (SGO.PV.6509)	A tylosaurine mosasaur
Liodon[46]	L sp.	Vega Island Sandwich Bluff	MLP 98-I-10-1 is a fragment of a maxilla; MLP 98-I-10-12/15/23 are a teeth[46]	A Mosasauridae mosasaur
	L sp.	Seymour Island	DJ.952.266, a tooth[47]
Mosasauridae	Indeterminate	Bahía Fósiles	MLP 80-I-1-1, a cervical vertebra; MLP 80-I-1-2, a mandibular fragment; MLP 80-I-1-3, a cranial fragment; MLP 82-I-28-2, a vertebra; MLP 82-I-3-1/4, four caudal centers[48]
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	DJ.957.133, 18 partially articulated caudal vertebrae, four of which possess transverse process, and DJ.957.505 a caudal vertebra[47]
	Indeterminate	Filo Negro Section	MLP 82-I-26-1, a pygal vertebra[33]
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	IAA-Pv 819, an almost complete right humerus.[49]
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	MLP 82-I-5-1, fragments of vertebrae and ribs[48]
Mosasaurus	aff. M. hoffmanni	Seymour Island	DJ.1053.10, a large, fragmentary skull[47]	A Mosasauridae mosasaur
	M. sp.	Seymour Island	DJ.1020.2-A, DJ.1020.2-B and DJ.1053.14- A, teeth; MLP 83-X-12-2, a caudal vertebra; MLP 92-XII-30, skull fragments including one tooth and a relatively short, and medially constricted suprastapedial process of the quadrate[47]
	M. sp.	Seymour Island	MLP 15-I-24-41, a partial skull including, partial frontal, right postorbital, parietal, right quadrate, right posterior end of basisphenoid, right coronoid, right angular, splenial and right surangular, a broken marginal tooth and several pterygoid teeth have been associated to this specimen.[50]
Plioplatecarpus	P. sp.	Seymour Island	DJ.1020.2-C, DJ.1020.2-H and DJ.952.266, teeth[47]	A Mosasauridae mosasaur
	P. sp.	Quebrada de la Foca muerta	MLP 79-I-1/20, several vertebrae[48]
Tylosaurinae	Indeterminate	Bahía Fósiles	MLP 87-II-7-1, a vertebra; MLP 86-X-28-7, an anterior caudal vertebra[48]
	Indeterminate	Seymour Island	DJ.956.41, two or three caudal vertebrae[47]
	Indeterminate	Filo Negro Section	lam. II, 7-8, a vertebra[33]

Other fossils

Ammonites^[17]

Ammonites recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Diplomoceras	D. cylindraceum			A paperclip-shaped Ammonite.
Gaudryceras	G. seymouriense
Grossouvrites	G. joharae
Kitchinites	K. laurae
Maorites	M. densicostatus
Pachydiscus	P. (Pachydiscus) ultimus
Pseudophyllites	P. cf. loryi
Zelandites	Z. varuna

Other invertebrates

Invertebrates recorded from Lopez de Bertodano Formation
Genus	Species	Member/Location	Material	Description	Image
Eutrephoceras	E. dorbignyanum
Cyathocidaris	C. nordenskjoldi
	C. patera
Rotularia	R. fallax

Flora

• Antarctoxylon juglandoides
• Eucryphiaceoxylon eucryphioides
• Myrceugenelloxylon antarcticus

See also

• Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
• South Polar region of the Cretaceous

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Further reading

• Poole, I.; Mennega, A. M. W.; Cantrill, D. J. (2003). "Valdivian ecosystems in the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary of Antarctica: further evidence from myrtaceous and eucryphiaceous fossil wood". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 124 (1–2): 9–27. Bibcode:2003RPaPa.124....9P. doi:10.1016/s0034-6667(02)00244-0. hdl:1874/31608. S2CID 129281012.