Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation

The Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation is a geological formation from the Deseado Massif in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.

Paleobiology
The Anfiteatro de Ticó preserves a rich and diverse flora including macrofossils, mesofossils, and microfossils. These have been object of detailed investigations since the 1960'.

Depositional environments
The formation is of continental origin, and includes riparian and lacustrine deposits.

Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:

Flora

 * Bryophytes:
 * Ricciopsis grandensis


 * Horsetails:
 * Equisetites pusillus


 * Ferns:


 * Cladophlebis tripinnata
 * Cladophlebis antarctica
 * Cyathea cyathifolia
 * Baqueroites padulae
 * Adiantopteris tripinnata
 * Korallipteris vegagrandis


 * Conifers:


 * Alkastrobus peltatus
 * Apterocladus lanceolatus
 * Morenostrobus fertilis
 * Podocarpus dubius
 * Squamastrobus tigrensis
 * Tarphyderma glabra
 * Tomaxellia degiustoi
 * Tomaxellia biforme
 * Trisacocladus tigrensis


 * Ginkgoales:


 * Ginkgoites tigrensis
 * Ginkgoites ticoensis
 * Allicospermum patagonicum
 * Karkenia incurva


 * Cycadales:


 * Restrepophyllum chiguoides
 * Eobowenia incrassata
 * Sueria rectivervis
 * Mesosingeria coriacea 
 * Mesosingeria oblonga
 * Ticoa harrisii
 * Ticoa lanceolata
 * Ticoa magnipinnulata
 * Pseudoctenis crassa
 * Pseudoctenis dentata


 * Caytoniales:


 * Ruflorinia sierra
 * Ruflorinia pilifera
 * Ruflorinia papillosa
 * Ktalenia circularis