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Tarapoto , San Martín, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -6.47056,-76.3336 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | San Martín, Peru |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | San Martín, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tarapoto (Esperanza Fmt) | Lammons J. M. (1970) | Esperanza | Poor details provided in the paper. Age of the Esperanza Formation is based on the presence of the pelecypod Psilomya lissoni Sommereier, determined by R.W. Imlay (U.S. National Museum). | "shale" | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pentapsis sp. genus | Pentapsis | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Lammons J. M. (1970) Pentapsis, a new palynomorph genus from the Cretaceous (Aptian) of Peru, Micropaleontology 16 02, 175-178 |
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!