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Sacaco2, Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -15.51,-74.7547 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Arequipa, Peru |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Caravelí Province, Arequipa, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sacaco2 | Pujos F., Salas R. (2004) | Quaternary deposits of Sacaco overlying the Pisco Formation (Miocene±Pliocene) (Muizon 1981; Marocco and Muizon 1988) and Tres Ventanas cave, of Peruvian Andes (Engel 1970). | not reported | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Equus santaeelenae species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus santaeelenae | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Notiomastodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Notiomastodon | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Calomys sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Calomys | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Megatherium urbinai species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Megatherium : Megatherium urbinai | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
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!