There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)

Oldest Fossil Listed

541 Ma (Cambrian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Sassito	2	460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Los Sombreros	1	513 - 501 Ma (Cambrian)
La Laja	1	541 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hyolithes genus	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : *Hyolithes*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Fremontella genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : *Fremontella*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Phylloporina sassitoensis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : Phylloporina : *Phylloporina sassitoensis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Moyerella spinata species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Nematotrypidae : Moyerella : *Moyerella spinata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Kiwetinokia utahensis species	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Protospongiidae : Kiwetinokia : *Kiwetinokia utahensis*	513 - 501 Ma Cambrian
Asaphiscus (Blainia) gregarius species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Asaphiscidae : Blainia : *Asaphiscus (Blainia) gregarius*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian

Fossil Localities

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Argentina

San Juan Province
- Zonda Department
  - Cambrian🐚 Quebrada de Zonda
  - Ordovician🐚 Rio Sassito Creek [Sassito Fm]
  - Cambrian🐚 Sierra de Zonda
  - Cambrian🐚 Tontal range

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonda_Department
Wikidata ID:	Q571569
GeoNames ID:	3832079

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