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Between La Ceiba and La Vichú, Trujillo, Venezuela
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 9.36194,-71.0483 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Lara, Venezuela |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Trujillo, Venezuela |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Between La Ceiba and La Vichú, Chejendé region [Aguada Mbr, La Luna Fm] | Renz O. (1982) | La Luna - Aguada | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Aguada Mbr of the La Luna Fm, which regionally overlies the La Puya and Peñas Altas Fms (Albian-Aptian) and is overlain by the Colón Fm. AGE: Early Cenomanin. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the upper part of the Aguada Mbr, La Luna Fm. | "siliciclastic" | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Protacanthoceras bunburianum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Protacanthoceras : Protacanthoceras bunburianum | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Renz O. (1982) , The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela, 1-132 |
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!