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El Foyel, Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina
Group | El Foyel |
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Age: | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Early Miocene |
Lithology | sandstone/conglomerate |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Cerro Plataforma | Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina | El Foyel |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Palaeospheniscus bergi species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Palaeospheniscus : Palaeospheniscus bergi | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Spheniscidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Cosmopolitodus hastalis species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : Cosmopolitodus hastalis | 23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
References
Acosta Hospitaleche C., Griffin M., et al (2013) Middle Cenozoic penguin remains from the Patagonian Cordillera, Andean Geology 40 3, 490-503 doi:10.5027/andgeoV40n32-a0?5? |
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!