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Radiolite Sandstones, Sechura Province, Piura, Peru
Formation | Radiolite Sandstones |
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Age: | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Maastrichtian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Near La Tortuga | Sechura Province, Piura, Peru | Radiolite Sandstones |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Perustrombus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Perustrombus | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Olsson A. A. (1944) Contributions to the paleontology of northern Peru: Part VII. The Cretaceous of the Paita Region, Bulletins of American Paleontology 28 111, 159-304 |
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!