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Atol Quarry , Alagoas, Brazil

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-9.76667,-36.0833
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Alagoas, Brazil
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Alagoas, Brazil

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Atol Quarry (=CIMPOR quarry)	De Figueiredo F. J. (2009)	Coqueiro Seco		"shale"	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Pseudoellimma gallae species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Clupeiformes : Pseudoellimma : *Pseudoellimma gallae*	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Atolchelys lepida species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Atolchelys : *Atolchelys lepida*	129.4 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

De Figueiredo F. J. (2009) A New Clupeiform Fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, Northeastern Brazil, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 4, 993-1005

Romano P. S. R., Gallo V., et al (2014) Atolchelys lepida, a new side-necked turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil and the age of crown Pleurodira, Biology Letters 10 20140290 doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0290

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!

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