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Northeast of Cinco Saltos, General Roca Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.6683,-67.8672 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Rio Negro, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | General Roca Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Northeast of Cinco Saltos | Bona P., Heredia S., et al (2009) | Malargue - Roca | Lower section | "limestone" | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Chelidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Yaminuechelys maior species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Yaminuechelys : Yaminuechelys maior | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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!