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La Ciénaga, Orán Department, Salta Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -23.75,-63.5833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Jujuy, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Orán Department, Salta Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Ciénaga, a few km westwards of Purmamarca village. | Harrington H. J. (1938) | Santa Rosita - Humacha | PJW: Originally given as Coquena shales; the H. copiosus zone indicates the Humacha member. | "shale" | 485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Peelerophon oehlerti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Tropidodiscidae : Peelerophon : Peelerophon oehlerti | 485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Harrington H. J. (1938) Sobre las faunas del Ordoviciano Inferior del norte argentino, Revista del Museo de La Plata, n. s. 1 (Sección Paleontología), 109-289 |
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!