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Whichaway Nunataks,
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -81.5,-26.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Whichaway Nunataks | Plumstead E. P. (1962) | Beacon | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arberia sp. genus | Arberia | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Vertebraria sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Arberiales : Vertebraria | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Glossopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Dictyopteridiopsida : Dictyopteridiales : Dictyopteridiaceae : Glossopteris | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
References
Plumstead E. P. (1962) Fossil floras of Antarctica, Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58, Scientific Reports 9 |
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!