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Rio Chico, Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -42.1056,-70.4867 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Chubut, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Rio Chico | Oriozabala C., Sterli J., et al (2018) | Collon Cura | In general terms, in the area of study the Collo?n Cura? Formation (middle Miocene) overlies conformably and unconformably the La Pava (late lower Miocene) Formation and is unconformably overlaid by the Ri?o Negro Formation (Miocene-Pliocene). | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Chelonoidis gringorum species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Chelonoidis : Chelonoidis gringorum | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
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!