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Chanaral de Aceituno, Freirina, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -29.0686,-71.4878 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Huasco, Chile |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Freirina, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Chanaral de Aceituno | Chavez M. (2007) | Coquimbo | sandstone | 23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Diomedeidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Diomedeidae | 23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Spheniscus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : Spheniscus | 23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Chavez M. (2007) Sobre la presencia de Paraptenodytes y Palaeospheniscus (Aves: Sphenisciformes) en la Formacion Bahia Inglesa, Chile, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 80, 255-259 |
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!