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Cerro Tin Tin, Cachi Department, Salta Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -25.0864,-66.2697 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Salta, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cachi Department, Salta Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerro Tin Tin | Powell J. E., Babot M. J., et al (2011) | Quebrada de los Colorados | not reported | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dasypodidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Prostegotherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Prostegotherium | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Utaetus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Utaetus | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
References
Powell J. E., Babot M. J., et al (2011) Eocene vertebrates of northwest Argentina: annotated list, Cenozoic Geology of the Central Andes of Argentina, 349-370 |
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!