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Locality 35 , Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 23.2333,-109.783 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 35 (Beal, 1948) - Salada Fm, La Palma, Mexico | Beal C. H. (1948) | Salada | From sandy beds of Salada Formation. At Santa Rosalia more than 400 feet of sediments is seen, although the base is not observed. Considered to be equivalent to beds at Isla Cedros. Posssibly outcrops described as Salada Fm are not all the same age, yet most appear to be Pliocene. | sandstone | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Undulostrea megodon species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Undulostrea : Undulostrea megodon | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Argopecten deserti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Argopecten : Argopecten deserti | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Flabellipecten carrizoensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Flabellipecten : Flabellipecten carrizoensis | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Spondylus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Beal C. H. (1948) Reconnaissance of the geology and oil possibilities of Baja California, Mexico, Geological Society of America Memoir 31 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!