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Seccion del Rio Escondido, Jáchal Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -30.3,-68.6667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | San Juan, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jáchal Department, San Juan Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Seccion del Rio Escondido, layer 1. | Benedetto J. L. (1995) | La Chilca | Age based on fact that beds containing the brachiopods are interbedded with or above beds of Atovograptus atavus Biozone. | sandstone | 443.4 - 440.8 Ma Silurian |
Seccion del Rio Escondido, layer 2. | Benedetto J. L. (1995) | La Chilca | Age based on fact that beds containing the brachiopods are interbedded with or above beds of Atovograptus atavus Biozone. | sandstone | 443.4 - 440.8 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
References
Benedetto J. L. (1995) Braquiopodos del Silurica temprano malvinocafrico (Formacion La Chilca), Precordillera Argentina, Géobios 28 4, 425-457 |
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!