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Upper Napo, Ecuador
Formation | Upper Napo |
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Age: | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Early Coniacian |
Lithology | limestone |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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M.94.9/10 | Tungurahua Province, Ecuador | Upper Napo |
Santiago-Morona road | Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador | Upper Napo |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Lower Napo | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/"shale" | 1 |
Middle Napo - Lower "M-2" Limestone | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/"limestone" | 1 |
Middle Napo - Upper "M-2" Limestone | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/"shale" | 1 |
Napo | 109 - 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | claystone | 3 |
Napo - Lower Napo Shales | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | claystone | 9 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Inoceramidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Mytiloides sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Mytiloides | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pycnodonte sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Plicatula ferryi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula ferryi | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Dhondt A. V., Jaillard E. (2005) Cretaceous bivalves from Ecuador and northern Peru, Journal of South American Earth Sciences 19, 325-342 |
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!