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Flacon, Falcón, Venezuela
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.1567,-69.8283 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Falcon, Venezuela |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Falcón, Venezuela |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Flacon, Sierra de San Luis | Olivares I., Severeyn H. (2000) | "limestone" | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Madracis sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Madracis | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Montastraea sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Porites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Siderastrea sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Olivares I., Severeyn H. (2000) Registro preliminar de corales escleractinios hermatipicos del Cenozoico y su ocurrencia actual, en areas costeras del estado Falcon, Venezuela, Ciencia 8 2, 145-154 |
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!