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Paso de la Tufa, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -38.8245,-60.5364 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Paso de la Tufa | Pardinas U. F. J., Prevosti F. J., et al (2017) | Irene | siltstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Paedotherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Notoungulata : Hegetotheriidae : Paedotherium | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Xenodontomys ellipticus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ctenomyidae : Xenodontomys : Xenodontomys ellipticus | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
Pardinas U. F. J., Prevosti F. J., et al (2017) A controversial unit within the argentine neogene: the “Irenean” fauna, Ameghiniana 54 6, 655-680 doi:10.5710/AMGH.24.04.2017.3080 |
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!