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Embira-Branca hills, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -16.6844,-44.3603 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Embira-Branca hills, Coração de Jesus | Zaher H., Pol D., et al (2011) | Areada - Quiricó | claystone | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Abelisauroidea superfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Abelisauroidea | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Tapuiasaurus macedoi species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Nemegtosauridae : Tapuiasaurus : Tapuiasaurus macedoi | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Zaher H., Pol D., et al (2011) A complete skull of an Early Cretaceous sauropod and the evolution of advanced titanosaurians, PLoS One 6 2, e16663:1-10 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016663 |
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!