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Collection: DV 501-2 [Paracas Fm] Paracas District, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru
Age | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene) |
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Interval | Late Eocene |
Lat/Long | -13.9108,-76.3581 |
Co-ordinates derived from | stated in text |
Location | DV 501-1 [Otuma Fm] |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Paracas District, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru |
Geographic Scale | outcrop |
Geographic Comments | SPECIFIC LOCATION: West side of Punta Arquillo. 13 54 39 S, 76 21 29 W (Pisco 1:100,000 quadrangle), Peru. LAT/LONG: estimate stated in text. |
Formation | Paracas |
Stratigraphic Scale | bed |
Straigraphic Comments | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Paracas Fm, which regionally, unconformably, overlies crystaline bedrock and us unconformably overlain by the Otuma Fm (latest Eocene to Early Oligocene). AGE: Late Eocene in text, on the basis of K/Ar dates, siliceous microfossil zonation, and molluscan biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. |
Lithology Description | SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated, but presumably silicicastic. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified based on figured specimens. |
Lithology | "siliciclastic" |
Environment | coastal indet. |
Geology Comments | ENVIRONMENT: Not discussed in text, but appears to be from shallow marine siliciclastic setting. |
Associated Collections
Collection | Formation | Member | Lithology | Age |
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DV 501-1 [Otuma Fm] | Otuma | sandstone | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma (Oligocene) |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Preservation | Age |
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Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Pseudoliva : Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis | aragonite body,original aragonite,original calcite | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Turritella lagunillasensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella lagunillasensis | body | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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!