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Rancho Grande , Escalante Department, Chubut Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -44.75,-68.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Chubut, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Escalante Department, Chubut Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Rancho Grande | Jud N. A., Gandolfo M. A., et al (2017) | Salamanca | "siliciclastic" | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nothiantha sp. genus | Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rhamnales : Rhamnaceae : Nothiantha | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Suessenia grandensis species | Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rhamnales : Rhamnaceae : Suessenia : Suessenia grandensis | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
References
Jud N. A., Gandolfo M. A., et al (2017) Flowering after disaster: Early Danian buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) flowers and leaves from Patagonia, PLoS ONE 12 5 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176164 |
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!