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Río Morocoto, Sucre, Venezuela
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 10.2639,-62.9306 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Sucre, Venezuela |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sucre, Venezuela |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Río Morocoto, 6 km W of Guariquén | Renz O. (1982) | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unknown lithostartigraphic unit. AGE: Late Aptian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. | "shale" | 122.46 - 112.03 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acanthoplites nolani species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Parahoplitidae : Acanthohoplites : Acanthoplites nolani | 122.46 - 112.03 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Diadochoceras nodosocostatum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Parahoplitidae : Diadochoceras : Diadochoceras nodosocostatum | 122.46 - 112.03 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Renz O. (1982) , The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela, 1-132 |
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!