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South of Negritos, Piura, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -4.7,-81.2667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Piura, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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South of Negritos | Friedman M., Johnson G. D. (2005) | said to have been collected in the Máncora Formation, but this is rejected by the authors based on planktonic foram biostratigraphy that indicates a "P4c-P5; late Thanetian" age | "siliciclastic" | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mene purdyi species | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Menidae : Mene : Mene purdyi | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Chiloguembelina sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Chiloguembelinidae : Chiloguembelina | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Globanomalina sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : Globanomalina | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Morozovella sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : Morozovella | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Subbotina sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Catapsydracidae : Subbotina | 59.2 - 56 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!