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Loma de Las Tapias, Zonda Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -31.4667,-68.6667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | San Juan, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Zonda Department, San Juan Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Loma de Las Tapias | Miño-Boilini A. R., Tomassini R. L., et al (2014) | Loma de Las Tapias - Arenisca Albardón | The specimen was recovered in the lower levels of the Arenisca Albardón Member of the Loma de Las Tapias Formation On the basis of the faunal assemblage, radiometric datings and magnetostratigraphic studies, the fossil-bearing level was assigned to the late Miocene. From a biostratigraphic point of view, it corresponds to the Chasicoan Stage/Age (Contreras & Baraldo, 2010). | sandstone | 10 - 9 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Scelidotheriinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Scelidotheriinae | 10 - 9 Ma Miocene |
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!