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Cerro Chachahuén, Agua Escondida District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -37.0667,-68.9 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Agua Escondida District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerro Chachahuén | Rawson P. F., Aguirre-Urreta M. B. (2012) | Agrio - Agua de la Mula | The Agrio Formation is exposed nearby Puesto Ojos de Agua south of Cerro Corrales and reaches more than 100 m. The succession, disturbed by Miocene andesitic sills, starts in the uppermost Pil- matué Member. The Avilé Member is not developed. | "limestone" | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Spitidiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Holcodiscidae : Spitidiscus | 136.4 - 130 Ma Early/Lower 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!