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Nunataks 11 km south of Wilkins Mts, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -75.6667,-66.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Nunataks 11 km south of Wilkins Mts, Orville Coast | Thomson M. R. A. (1983) | Latady | "siliciclastic" | 152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aspidoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras | 152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
Oppeliidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae | 152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
Virgatosphinctes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Virgatosphinctes | 152.1 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
References
Thomson M. R. A. (1983) Late Jurassic ammonites from the Orville Coast, Antarctica, 315-319 |
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!