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Los Placeritos, La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 24.97,-110.62 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Los Placeritos | Aguirre-Fernández G., Barnes L. G., et al (2009) | unnamed late Pliocene deposit | sandstone | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mysticeti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Odontoceti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Champsodelphis : Odontoceti | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Protoglobicephala mexicana species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Protoglobicephala : Protoglobicephala mexicana | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
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!