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Cerro Pampa, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -27.5242,-66.9178 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Catamarca, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerro Pampa | Armella M. A., Nasif N. L., et al (2018) | Santa María - Las Arcas | Armella et al. 2018: The fossiliferous levels at the western slope of the Cerro Pampa correspond to the Las Arcas Formation, which contacts in discordance with the igneous and metamorphic rocks of the basement. The Las Arcas Formation is part of the Santa María Group (Galvan and Ruíz Huidobro, 1965; Bossi and Palma, 1982; Bossi et al.,1998,1999, 2001; Georgieff et al., 2014) (Fig. 2). Las Arcas Formation is located below the volcanic conglomerate El Aspero (middle member of the Chiquimil Format | sandstone | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Plesiotypotherium achirense species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Mesotheriidae : Plesiotypotherium : Plesiotypotherium achirense | 11.62 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
References
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!