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Capilla de la Santa Cruz de Palmarito, Mérida, Venezuela
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 8.03333,-71.3083 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | Merida, Venezuela |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mérida, Venezuela |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilla de la Santa Cruz de Palmarito, Locality 7 | Hoover P.R. (1981) | Palmarito | Paving stone, could not be traced to outcrop; 1 m square and 25 cm thick. Palmarito Fm contains Perrinites hilli and Parafusulina of Kungurian age. | packstone | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
| Capilla de la Santa Cruz de Palmarito, Locality 8 | Hoover P.R. (1981) | Palmarito | Brachiopod similarities suggests equivalence to Road Canyon Fm (Kungurian-Roadian), Palmarito Fm contains Perrinites hilli and Parafusulina of Kungurian age. 0.5 cubic metres sampled. | wackestone | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Hoover P.R. (1981) Paleontology, Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of the Palmarito Formation (Permian of Venezuela), Bulletins of American Paleontology 80 313, 1-138 |
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!
