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KG. 1625 - Fossil Bluff Fm, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -71.7833,-68.75 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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KG. 1625 - Fossil Bluff Fm, Alexander Island | Doyle P. (1987) | Fossil Bluff | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Fossil Bluff Formation. AGE: Aptian-Albian. Justification not stated, presumably based on Belemnite and Ammonoid index taxa. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Collection lies within upper c. 1.2 km of the approximately 4 km thick formation. | mudstone | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aconeceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Aconeceras | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Dimitobelidae : Dimitobelus : Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Doyle P. (1987) The Cretaceous Dimitobelidae (Belemnitida) of the Antarctic Peninsula region, Palaeontology 30 1, 147-177 |
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!