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Punta Millongue [Navidad Fm], Arauco Province, Bíobío, Chile
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -37.8333,-73.3333 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Arauco Province, Bíobío, Chile |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Peñas [Tubul Fm] | Nielson S. N., Valdovinos C. (2008) | Tubul | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Tubul Fm, which is overlies the Ranquil Fm (Late Miocene). AGE: Dated as middle Pliocene (Martínez and Osorio, 1968), late Pliocene (Martínez, 1976), but is regarded as Early Pleistocene in the present publciation, on the basis of macrofossil and microfossil biostratigraphy. | mudstone | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
| Punta Millongue [Navidad Fm] | Nielsen S. N., DeVries T. J. (2002) | Navidad | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Navidid Fm (here referred to as Millongue Fm), which is conformably overlain by the Ranquil Fm (Late Miocene). AGE: Dated as Eocene by Garcia (1968), and variably as Miocene by Nielsen in subsequent publications. Finger et al. (2007) suggest a Late Miocene age. | siltstone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
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!
