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Asteroidea, Mexico
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.9667,-115.817 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mexico |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Asteroidea, Turbidite bed, Baja California | Blake D. B. (1988) | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Ctenodiscidae : Paleoctenodiscus : Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Blake D. B. (1988) A first member of the Ctenodiscidae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata), Journal of Paleontology 62 4, 626-631 |
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!