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Arroyo Patrocinio, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 26.9061,-113.007 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Baja California, Mexico |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Arroyo Patrocinio | McLean H., Barron J. A. (1988) | Bateque | diatomite | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Melosira sp. genus | Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Melosiraceae : Melosira | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Sceptroneis sp. genus | Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Rhaponeidales : Rhaphoneidaceae : Sceptroneis | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Triceratium sp. genus | Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Triceratiales : Triceratiaceae : Triceratium | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
References
McLean H., Barron J. A. (1988) A Late Middle Eocene diatomite in northwestern Baja California Sur, Mexico: Implications for tectonic translation, Pacific Section SEPM 38, 1-8 |
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!