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Epi Island, Vanuatu
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -16.7167,168.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Vanuatu |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Epi Island | Abrard R. (1946) | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Late Miocene in Abrard (1946) and Ladd (1966, 1977, 1982), presumably on the basis of foraminiferal and macrofossil affinities to other dated Indo-Pacific faunas (e.g. Fiji). | sandstone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!