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CV 86-05, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.26,-56.672 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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CV 86-05, Cross Valley | Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) | La Meseta | Location places it within Telm 1-2. Likely from Telm 2 given the description of "starfish beds" in Stillwell & Zinsmeister (1992). | siltstone | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Asteriidae : Sclerasterias : Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Zoroaster fulgens species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Zoroasteridae : Zoroaster : Zoroaster fulgens | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Ctenophoraster downeyae species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Ctenophoraster : Ctenophoraster downeyae | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Tesselaster clarki species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Tesselaster : Tesselaster clarki | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
References
Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) Eocene stelleroids (Echinodermata) at Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 72 2, 339-353 |
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!