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W 86-03, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.24,-56.66 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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W 86-03, Seymour Island | Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) | La Meseta | Two ophiuroid assemblages 1-3 cm thick separated by 0.1 m band of indurated gray sandstone with scattered, allochthonous brachiopods and ophiuroids. Float blocks of ophiuroid assemblages occur from several points on slope but it is unclear whether these represent a single horizon. Ctenophoraster in the debris. Location places it near the Telm5/Telm6 boundary. | sandstone | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ctenophoraster downeyae species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Ctenophoraster : Ctenophoraster downeyae | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Ophiura hendleri species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiura : Ophiura hendleri | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) Eocene stelleroids (Echinodermata) at Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 72 2, 339-353 |
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!