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STRI Loc. 290081 - Bahia Cocinetas ["Ware" Fm], Uribia, La Guajira Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.8199,-71.4158 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | unpublished field data |
Given Location | La Guajira, Colombia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Uribia, La Guajira Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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STRI Loc. 290081 - Bahia Cocinetas ["Ware" Fm] | Hendy A. J. W., Jones D. S., et al (2015) | Ware | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Ware Formation, which unconformably overlies the Castilletes Formation (Middle Miocene). AGE: late Pliocene, on the basis of macrofaunal composition and Sr-isotope dating by enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From near top of "Ware" Formation; from 463 m above Jimol/Castilletes contact. | sandstone | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Strombus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Strombus | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Hendy A. J. W., Jones D. S., et al (2015) Neogene molluscs, shallow marine paleoenvironments, and chronostratigraphy of the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 134 1, 45-75 |
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!