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Caparo Formation ostracodes, Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -8.5,-71.1333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Caparo Formation ostracodes | Martinsson A. (1964) | El Horno | This was originally part of the Caparo Formation, but that is now restricted to the Sandbian. | mudstone | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hemsiella sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Hemsiella | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
References
Martinsson A. (1964) Hemsiella andincola, a new beyrichiacean ostracode from the Silurian of Venezuela, Geologiska Foreningens i Stockholm Forhandlingar 86, 238-247 |
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!