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Behrendt Mountains, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -75.4378,-75.6906 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Behrendt Mountains, outcrop 1 (Hikuroa coll) | Arratia G., Hikuroa D. C. H. (2010) | Latady - Hauberg Mountains | It is late middle—late Callovian in age based on ammonites and Retroceramus galoi | sandstone | 164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic |
Behrendt Mountains, outcrop 1 (Univ Tasmania coll) | Arratia G., Hikuroa D. C. H. (2010) | Latady - Hauberg Mountains | It is late middle—late Callovian in age based on ammonites and Retroceramus galoi | sandstone | 164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Leptolepididae family | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Leptolepidiformes : Leptolepididae | 164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic |
Actinopterygii class | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii | 164.7 - 161.2 Ma Jurassic |
References
Arratia G., Hikuroa D. C. H. (2010) Jurassic Fishes from the Latady Group, Antarctic Peninsula, and the Oldest Teleosts from Antarctica, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30, 1331-1342 |
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!