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Ranges east of Sierra Santa Barbara, Santa Bárbara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -24.2,-64.3 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Jujuy, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Santa Bárbara Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ranges east of Sierra Santa Barbara | Cockerell T. D. A. (1936) | Maíz Gordo | Formation also called Sunchal | mudstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Carabites harringtoni species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Carabites : Carabites harringtoni | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Gryllidae family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Gryllidae | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cyprinodon primulus species | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Cyprinodontidae : Cyprinodon : Cyprinodon primulus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Cockerell T. D. A. (1936) The Fauna of the Sunchal (or Margas Verdes) formation, Northern Argentina, American Museum Novitates 886, 1-9 |
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!