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Hotel de Paracas, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -13.8847,-76.2572 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Ica, Peru |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pisco Province, Ica, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hotel de Paracas, 5500 m S | Rivera R. (1957) | Paracas | sandstone | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ostrea paracasensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea paracasensis | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
References
Rivera R. (1957) Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica, Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32, 165-219 |
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!