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Bahía Inútil near Porvenir, Lennox Island, Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -53.37,-69.835 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lennox Island, Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Bahía Inútil near Porvenir | Nielsen S. N., Bandel K., et al (2009) | Presumably from Boqueron Formation dated to the late Lutetian (43.7-41.8 Ma for lower part) or Bartonian by Malumián et al. (2013). | "siliciclastic" | 47.8 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aturia cubaensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia cubaensis | 47.8 - 38 Ma Eocene |
References
Nielsen S. N., Bandel K., et al (2009) Palaeobiogeographical provenance, taphonomy, and mode of life of Aturia cubaensis (Cephalopoda, Nautiloidea) from Cainozoic deposits of Chile, Geobios 42, 73-88 |
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!