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La Horqueta, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -34.815,-69.7661 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Horqueta, Neuquén Basin | Damborenea S. E., Lanés S. (2007) | Puesto Araya | sandstone | 196.5 - 189.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ostreoidea superfamily | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreoidea | 196.5 - 189.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
Gervillella araucana species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella : Gervillella araucana | 196.5 - 189.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
Cardinioides lanesae species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Cardinioides : Cardinioides lanesae | 196.5 - 189.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
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!