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NMB Loc. 12874 - Laguna Boca Chica [Boca Chica Fm], Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 10.9725,-64.3558 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Nueva Esparta, Venezuela |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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NMB Loc. 12874 - Laguna Boca Chica [Boca Chica Fm] | Jung P. (1989) | Boca Chica | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unnamed stratigraphic unit, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed; subsequent publications refer to this as the Boca Chica Formation. AGE: Holocene; justification not stated in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | "siliciclastic" | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Strombina (Strombina) pumilio species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Strombina : Strombina (Strombina) pumilio | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Jung P. (1989) Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living, Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111, 1-298 |
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!