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Cordilla Oriental Section. 1800 m above base. 50 K NNW Salta , Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -24.1833,-65.3 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Jujuy, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cordilla Oriental Section. 1200 m above base. 50 K NNW Salta (50 K SSW Sella) | Sanchez T. M. (1997) | Acoite | "shale" | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Cordilla Oriental Section. 1800 m above base. 50 K NNW Salta (50 K SSW Sella) | Sanchez T. M. (1997) | Acoite | "shale" | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cosmogoniophorina tenuicostata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lipanellidae : Goniophorina : Cosmogoniophorina tenuicostata | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Natasia boliviensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Tironuculidae : Natasia : Ekaterodonta boliviensis | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Ctenodonta sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Ctenodonta | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Ribeiria spinosa species | Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Ribeiria : Ribeiria spinosa | 477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
References
Sanchez T. M. (1997) Additional Mollusca (Bivalvia and Rostroconchia) from the Suri Formation, Early Ordovician (Arenig), western Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 71 6, 1046-1053 |
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!