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Barrancas del Río Chico, Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -24.1833,-65.3333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Jujuy, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Barrancas del Río Chico | Arias J. E., Alonso R., et al (1978) | Piquete | sandstone | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cranithlastus xibiensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Glyptodontidae : Cranithlastus : Cranithlastus xibiensis | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Megatheriinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Megatheriinae | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
References
Arias J. E., Alonso R., et al (1978) Un gliptodontoideo de la Formación Piquete (Grupo Orán), Provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina, Revista del Instituto de Ciencias Geológicas 3, 175-188 |
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!