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Cerro Mesa, Zapala Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.7333,-69.9 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Zapala Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerro Mesa, Agrio Formation, O. (O.) laticosta subzone, Neuquén Basin | Aguirre-Urreta M. B., Rawson P. F. (2001) | Agrio - Lower | Holcoptychites neuquensis zone, Olcostephanus (O.) laticosta subzone | "shale" | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) laticosta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Olcostephanus : Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) laticosta | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Aguirre-Urreta M. B., Rawson P. F. (2001) Lower Cretaceous ammonites from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: a Hauterivian Olcostephanus fauna, Cretaceous Research 22 6, 763-778 |
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!