BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Pastos Bons, Maranhão, Brazil
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -6.13,-44.65 |
---|---|
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Maranhao, Brazil |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Maranhão, Brazil |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pastos Bons | Yabumoto Y. (2007) | Pastos Bons | Pastos Bons Formation, Maranhao, Brazil. The Pastos Bons formation is a deposit of exclusively continental origin in the parnaiba basin. | "shale" | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
---|---|---|
Parnaibaia maranhaoensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Coelacanthiformes : Mawsoniidae : Parnaibaia : Parnaibaia maranhaoensis | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
References
Yabumoto Y. (2007) A New Mesozoic coelacanth from Brazil (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia), Paleontological Research 12 4, 329-343 |
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!