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Walpole Island, New Caledonia, France
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -22.5914,168.952 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Isle of Pines, New Caledonia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | New Caledonia, France |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Walpole Island | Anderson C. (1925) | phosphorite | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Meiolania mackayi species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Meiolaniidae : Meiolania : Meiolania mackayi | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Anderson C. (1925) Notes on the extinct chelonian Meiolania, with a record of a new occurence, Australian Museum Scientific Publications 14 4, 223-242 |
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!