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Sitio Trauku, Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.4976,-68.709 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Neuquén, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Loma de la Lata zone (MUCP) | Lapparent de Broin F. de, de la Fuente M. S. (2001) | Neuquén - Bajo de la Carpa | not reported | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Sitio Trauku, Loma de la Lata (MUCP) | Juárez Valieri R. D., Calvo J. O. (2011) | Neuquén - Bajo de la Carpa | originally Rio Colorado Formation, now a Subgroup. Lowermost section of formation. | not reported | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Lomalatachelys neuquina species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Lomalatachelys : Lomalatachelys neuquina | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Traukutitan eocaudata species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Traukutitan : Traukutitan eocaudata | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!