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Cañadón del Cocodrilo, Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -39.2444,-68.7737 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Neuquén, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cañadón del Cocodrilo | Otero A., Canale J. I., et al (2011) | Neuquén - Candeleros | Upper levels of Candeleros Formation (Albian?–Cenomanian according to Calvo and Bonaparte, 1991, or lower Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous according to Leanza et al., 2004, and Garrido, 2010). Río Limay Subgroup. | sandstone | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Titanosauria unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauria | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Otero A., Canale J. I., et al (2011) New titanosaur with unusual haemal arches from the Upper Cretaceous of Neuquén Province, Argentina, Ameghiniana 48 4, 655-661 |
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!