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Aisol Hill , El Nihuil District, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -34.9617,-68.545 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | El Nihuil District, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Aisol Hill (Lower Section) | Forasiepi A. M., Martinelli A. G., et al (2011) | Aisol | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene | |
Arroyo Cochico? / Mina Zitro (Lower Section) | Forasiepi A. M., Martinelli A. G., et al (2011) | Aisol | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Phorusrhacidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phorusrhacidae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Theosodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macraucheniidae : Theosodon | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Planopinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Planopinae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Mylodontinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Mylodontinae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Chelonoidis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Chelonoidis | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Forasiepi A. M., Martinelli A. G., et al (2011) Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Aisol Formation (Neogene), San Rafael, Mendoza, Cenozoic Geology of the Central Andes of Argentina, 135-154 |
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!