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Marine Plain, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -68.6417,78.1333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Marine Plain | Fordyce R. E., Quilty PG, et al (2002) | Sorsdal - Graveyard Sandstone | siltstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bacillariophyceae class | Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Mysticeti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Balaenidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Australodelphis mirus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Australodelphis : Australodelphis mirus | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Delphinidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Cyclocardia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Hiatellidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Foraminifera phylum | Foraminifera | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
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!