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Arroyo Durazno, San Carlos Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -33.978,-69.69 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Neuquen, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Carlos Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Arroyo Durazno, Real de Las Coloradas | Aguirre-Urreta M. B., Alvarez P. P. (1999) | Chachao | Base of formation | packstone | 145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Groebericeras bifrons species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Olcostephanidae : Groebericeras : Groebericeras bifrons | 145 - 140.2 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Aguirre-Urreta M. B., Alvarez P. P. (1999) The Berriasian genus Groebericeras in Argentina and the problem of its age, Scripta Geologica, Special Issue 3, 15-29 |
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!