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Paso del Indio Rico , Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.6733,-60.5961 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Paso del Indio Rico (upper) | Beilinson E., Gasparini G. M., et al (2017) | Irene | da Grande (¼Cascada Cifuentes of this paper) exposures. Later, the oldest deposits were grouped into the Irene “Formation” and assigned to the Upper Pliocene (Montehermosan) (Reig, 1955). | sandstone | 6.8 - 4 Ma Neogene |
Paso del Indio Rico (lower) | Beilinson E., Gasparini G. M., et al (2017) | Irene | da Grande (¼Cascada Cifuentes of this paper) exposures. Later, the oldest deposits were grouped into the Irene “Formation” and assigned to the Upper Pliocene (Montehermosan) (Reig, 1955). | sandstone | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Paedotherium minor species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hegetotheriidae : Paedotherium : Paedotherium minor | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Argyrolagus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Paucituberculata : Argyrolagidae : Microtragulus | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Caviidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Caviidae | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
Actenomys priscus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Octodontidae : Actenomys : Actenomys priscus | 6.8 - 4 Ma Neogene |
Xenodontomys ellipticus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ctenomyidae : Xenodontomys : Xenodontomys ellipticus | 9 - 6.8 Ma Miocene |
References
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!