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La Capilla Fm, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -31.3256,-69.4333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Capilla Fm, Calingasta-Uspallata basin, near Calingasta, Argentina | Hanger R. A., Gabadirwe M. (1999) | La Capilla | This single fossiliferous horizon, approximately 1.4 meters thick, was collected for fossil specimens. Levipustula levis Zone | "shale" | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Kitakamithyris sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Kitakamithyris | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Neospirifer sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Spiriferellina sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Spiriferellina | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Levipustula levis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Levipustula : Levipustula levis | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Fenestellidae family | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Peruvispira sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Peruvispira | 326.4 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
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!