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Cotocollao, Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -0.063,-78.399 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Pichincha, Ecuador |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cotocollao | Hoffstetter R. (1952) | sandstone | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cuvieronius sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Cuvieronius | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Glossotherium robustum species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Glossotherium : Glossotherium robustum | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Hoffstetter R. (1952) Les Mammiferes Pleistocenes de la Republique de L´Equateur, Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France 66, 1-391 |
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!