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Macrofossil assemblage from Jason Peninsula - R.6647, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -65.95,-60.55 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Macrofossil assemblage from Jason Peninsula - R.6647 | Riley T. R., Crame J. A., et al (1997) | Latady | "early Tithonian" is used in a local, Antarctic sense. It refers to the perisphinctid-dominated ammonite fauna which occurs in the lower levels of the extensive Himalia Ridge Formation, Fossil Bluff Group, Alexander Island. | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Macrofossil assemblage from Jason Peninsula - R.6648 | Riley T. R., Crame J. A., et al (1997) | Latady | "early Tithonian" is used in a local, Antarctic sense. It refers to the perisphinctid-dominated ammonite fauna which occurs in the lower levels of the extensive Himalia Ridge Formation, Fossil Bluff Group, Alexander Island. | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!