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Sierra Dorotea, Magallanes, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -51.4,-72.4 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Puerto Natales, Chile |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Magallanes, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sierra Dorotea, southern slopes | Otero R. A., Suarez M. E., et al (2009) | Dorotea | sandstone | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Elasmosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pterotrigonia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Gunnarites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kossmaticeratidae : Gunnarites | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pachydiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!