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Cerro Castillo - Man Aike Fm, Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -50.2333,-70.8333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerro Castillo - Man Aike Fm | Camacho H. H., Chiesa J. O., et al (2000) | Man Aike | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Man Aike Fm, which regionall unconformably overlies the Late Cretaeous Calafate Formation. THICKNESS: From several beds within 12 m section. AGE: Stated to be Middle Eocene according to Malumián (1990) and Concheyro (1991) on the basis of foraminifera and nanofossils, respectively. Correlatable to upper part of the Rio Turbio. Placed in Middle Eocene pending revised age. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From beds near base of section. | sandstone | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
Camacho H. H., Chiesa J. O., et al (2000) Invertebrado marinos eocenos de los cerros Palique y Castillo, subdoeste de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, Ameghiniana 37 1, 59-72 |
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!