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Perico Hills biostrome, Cañete Province, Lima, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -12.5333,-76.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cañete Province, Lima, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Perico Hills biostrome, Peru | Scott R. W., Aleman A. (1984) | Lima - Atocongo | "limestone" | 136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Heliocoenia carpathica species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia carpathica | 136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Ostreidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae | 136.4 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Scott R. W., Aleman A. (1984) Stylina columbaris n.sp. in a Lower Cretaceous coral biostrome, Peru, Journal of Paleontology 58 4, 1136-1142 |
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!