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Mejillones, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -23.0558,-70.3647 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | Antofagasta, Chile |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mejillones, NE of | Valenzuela-Toro A. M., Gutstein C. S., et al (2015) | Sucesion Litoral de Mejillones | Pleistocene marine terrace deposits whose formation has been linked with local FIGURE 1. Maps showing A, the locality near Mejillones town where the material (SGO.PV.22107a–c) was collected, in Antofagasta Region and B, South America. tectonics as well as glacial-interglacial cycling (Cortes et al., 2007). These deposits were first considered as the upper part of the Mejillones Formation (originally assigned to the Pleistocene by Ferraris and di Biase, 1978) and later defined as “Sucesion | "limestone" | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Mirounga sp.genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Mirounga | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
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!
