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DV 369-3 [Pisco Fm], Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -15.4756,-74.7917 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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DV 369-3 [Pisco Fm] | DeVries T. J. (2003) | Pisco | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Pisco Fm, which regionally, unconformably overlies the Chilcatay Fm (late Oligocene-early Middle Miocene). AGE: Late Miocene in text, on the basis of K/Ar dates, siliceous microfossil zonation, and molluscan biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation. | "siliciclastic" | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acanthina obesa species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Acanthina : Acanthina obesa | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
DeVries T. J. (2003) Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), an ocenebrine genus edemic to South America, The Veliger 46 4, 332-350 |
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!