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Locality 28 of Price , Acre, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -8.13,-72.6264 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Acre, Brazil |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Acre, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 28 of Price (Caninemys tridentata type locality) | Meylan P. A., Gaffney E. S., et al (2009) | Thus, we assign DNPM-MCT 1496-R to a late Miocene age, even though we do not know with certainty from which side of the Ucayali Unconformity it has come. | sandstone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Caninemys tridentata species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae : Caninemys : Caninemys tridentata | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Meylan P. A., Gaffney E. S., et al (2009) Caninemys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Podocnemididae) from the Miocene of Brazil, American Museum Novitates 3634, 1-26 |
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!