Ostracods (Crustacea) from thermal waters, southern Altiplano, Argentina

LAPRIDA, C; DÍAZ, A. R; RATTO, N

Micropaleontology

Robert Fleisher

Lugar: New York; Año: 2006 vol. 52 p. 177 - 188

0026-2803

The ostracod fauna from la Terma hot srping, Southern Altiplano, Argentina, is described and the pool itself characterized. The ocurrence of ostracods in this tyoe of environments is registered for the first time in Argentina. Six species were found, two of wich is new to the fauna of Argentina: Penthesilenula incae(Delachaux) and Hemicypris panningi (Brehm). Two species were found for the first time in the Altiplano: H. panningi (Brehm) and Cypridopsis fuhrmanni (Méhes). Some comments concerning how and when these species could spread to ppulate the Dry Altiplano are describes briefly taking into account paleoclimatic data. this paper provides the first record of ostracods from Southern Altiplano, Argentina.