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Estero El Ganso locality, Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins, Chile

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-34.25,-71.8
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins, Chile

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Estero El Ganso locality, La Cueva Fm.	Nielsen S. N. (2013)	La Cueva	3,4 Ma	sandstone	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Anadara sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Anadara*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chilina sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Chilinidae : *Chilina*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Acanthina unicornis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Acanthina : *Acanthina unicornis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nassarius gayi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : *Nassarius gayi*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Oliva peruviana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : *Oliva peruviana*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Macron sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : *Macron*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chorus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Chorus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Trochita sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : *Trochita*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Neverita sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Neverita*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chlorostoma atrum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Chlorostoma : *Chlorostoma atrum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Prisogaster niger species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Prisogaster : *Prisogaster niger*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

Nielsen S. N. (2013) A new Pliocene mollusk fauna from Mejillones, northern Chile, Paläontologische Zeitschrift 87 1, 33-66

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!