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Agua de la Mula plesiosar locality, Chorriaca, Loncopué Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.0358,-70.0283 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Neuquen, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Chorriaca, Loncopué Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Agua de la Mula plesiosar locality, Hoplitocrioceras gentilii subzone | Lazo D. G., Cichowolski M. (2003) | Agrio - Lower | "Hoplitocrioceras gentilii subzone, Hoplitocrioceras gentilii zone" | mudstone | 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Agua de la Mula plesiosar locality, Neocomites sp. subzone | Lazo D. G., Cichowolski M. (2003) | Agrio - Lower | "Neocomites sp. subzone, Pseudofavrella angulatiformis zone" | mudstone | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Elasmosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Lazo D. G., Cichowolski M. (2003) First plesiosaur remains from the Lower Cretaceous of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 77 4, 784-789 |
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!