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Algarrobo , San Antonio Province, Valparaíso, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -33.3667,-71.6667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Santiago, Chile |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Antonio Province, Valparaíso, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Algarrobo (EQM) | Otero R. A., Parham J. F., et al (2012) | Estratos de Quebrada Municipalidad | The EQM is considered to be Maastrichtian in age based on bivalves such as C. acuticostatum and P. hanetiana (Pérez-D’Angelo and Reyes, 1978). Recently this determination has been constrained by a radiometric date on 90Sr/89Sr obtained from bivalve shells (Suárez and Marquardt, 2003) that indicated an age of 69 +- 01 Ma (early Maastrichtian). | sandstone | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Elasmosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Plesiosauria unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Mosasauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Chelonioidea superfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonioidea | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Testudines order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Dermochelyidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermochelyidae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Otero R. A., Parham J. F., et al (2012) Marine reptiles from Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian) deposits in Algarrobo, central Chile, Cretaceous Research 35, 124-132 |
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!