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Puente del Ictiosaurio, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -35.2163,-69.6979 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Puente del Ictiosaurio, Los Molles | Rusconi C. (1938) | most remains from the same bed as the ichthyosaur, or one very close | "limestone" | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ichthyosauria unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Acanthodiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Acanthodiscus | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Berriasella sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Berriasella | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Neocomites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Neocomites | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Steueroceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Steueroceras | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Spiticeras (Kilianiceras) damesi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Kilianiceras : Spiticeras (Kilianiceras) damesi | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Reineckeia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Reineckeiidae : Reineckeia | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
References
Rusconi C. (1938) Restos de ictiosaurios del Jurásico Superior de Mendoza [Remains of ichthyosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Mendoza], Boletin Paleontológico de Buenos Aires 10, 1-4 |
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!