Early Permian Jakutoproductus (Productida: Brachiopoda) from Patagonia, Argentina

Abstract

The productid brachiopod genus Jakutoproductus, dominant in the Early Permian marine faunas of northeastern Siberia, is described for the first time from the southern hemisphere. Jakutoproductus australis sp. nov. is described from the Rio Genoa Formation, Chubut Province (Patagonia), Argentina. The age of the Patagonian species is considered to be Sakmarian (Early Permian), possibly Sterlitamakian.

Keywords:

• Argentina
• Patagonia
• Brachiopoda
• Productida
• Permian
• Jakutoproductus