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Mercedes - Quarry, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -34.6428,-59.3011 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Mercedes - Quarry | Zurita A. E., Soibelzon L. H., et al (2010) | Lujan - Guerrero | Arzani et al. 2014: El fósil afloraba a 2,5 m por debajo de la superficie actual, en sedimentos correspondientes al Miembro Guerrero de la Formación Luján (Fidalgo et al., 1973) (para una discusión sobre la evolución histórica y vigencia de la no- menclatura estratigráfica aplicable a la cuenca del río Luján véase Blasi et al., 2009; Toledo, 2011), asignables al Pleistoceno Tardío (Tonni et al., 2003b). | not reported | 0.781 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glyptodon reticulatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Glyptodon : Glyptodon reticulatus | 0.781 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Glossotherium robustum species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Glossotherium : Glossotherium robustum | 0.781 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
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!