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Proteodidelphys Fauna, Biedma Department, Chubut Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -42.8214,-65.8522 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Chubut, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Biedma Department, Chubut Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Proteodidelphys Fauna | Simpson G. G. (1932) | A small collection collected by Nicolas Illin in the lower Chubut Valley, supposedly from the Cretaceous. There is no evidence for a Cretaceous age of the collection, and the main species from the fauna, _Proteodidelphys praecursor_, is very similar to Early Miocene species of _Microbiotherium_. | not reported | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Vertebrata subphylum | Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
Litopterna suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Litopterna | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
Microbiotherium praecursor species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Microbiotheria : Microbiotheriidae : Microbiotherium : Microbiotherium praecursor | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
Archaeoplus incipiens species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Archaeoplus : Archaeoplus incipiens | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
Xenarthra unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Minerva : Xenarthra | 56 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Simpson G. G. (1932) The supposed occurrences of Mesozoic mammals in South America, American Museum Novitates 530, 1-9 |
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!