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Brjamslaeck , Vesturbyggð, Westfjords, Iceland
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 65.5275,-23.24 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Vesturbyggð, Westfjords, Iceland |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Brjamslaeck (Brjánslækur) | Heer O. | Brjánslækur-Seljá | The age determination of the Brjánslækur-Seljá Formation is based on absolute age determination from McDougall et al. (1984) and palaeomagnetic measurements (Friedrich 1966; Grímsson 2007) correlated to the world Cainozoic magnetotimescale by Berggren et al. (1995). | siltstone | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Carabites islandicus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Carabites : Carabites islandicus | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
References
Heer O. Miocene Flora von Island, Flora Fossilis Arctica: Die Fossile Flora der Polarländer 1, 139-155 |
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!