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Santa Teresita quarry, Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -40.692,-69.5833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Río Negro, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Santa Teresita quarry | Casamiquela R. M. (1964) | Coli Toro | Author debates the possibility of this being "Danian" (= Early Tertiary), and thus a report of a genuine Cenozoic dinosaurs. Currently considered to be Late Cretaceous. Formation is not named in the paper; it may be the Allen Fm. Also spelled "Cali-Toro Formation" and "Colitoro Formation" | sandstone | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hadrosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hadrosaurinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauridae : Hadrosaurinae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Titanosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Titanosauridae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!