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Locality D , Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -71.559,-68.223 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality D (Succession Cliffs) | Thomson M. R. A., Owen E. F. (1979) | Fossil Bluff | "probably Lower Aptian" | mudstone | 125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ptilorhynchia australis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Ptilorhynchia : Ptilorhynchia australis | 125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Thomson M. R. A., Owen E. F. (1979) Lower Cretaceous Brachiopoda from South-Eastern Alexander Island, British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 48, 15-36 |
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!