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Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -22.7333,-47.65 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | São Paulo, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Piracicaba | Rossmann T., Maisch M. W. (1999) | Passa Dois - Irati | Rossmann & Maisch (1999) and Rossmann (2002) state that the fossils come from the Irati Formation but only give "Lower Permian" as the most precise age specification. However, in a fairly recent publication it is stated that the Irati Formation is Artinskian in age, based on absolute ages obtained from zircons from a bentonite layer (Santos et al., 2006, Gondwana Res. 9). | "shale" | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mesosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Mesosauridae | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Stereosternum tumidum species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Mesosauridae : Stereosternum : Stereosternum tumidum | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
References
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!