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Cerro Castillo, Pilcaniyeu Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -40.5742,-70.4725 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | Rio Negro, Argentina |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pilcaniyeu Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Castillo | Vera B., Reguero M., et al (2017) | Collón Cura | A recent 40Ar/39Ar analysis in amphibole crystals collected from fresh pumice clasts revealed an age of 14.86 ± 0.13 Ma for the middle section of the Collón Curá Formation in the Gastre Basin (Bilmes et al. 2013), placing this unit and its fauna in the middle Miocene (Langhian) | sandstone | 15.5 - 13.8 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Protypotherium endiadysspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Notoungulata : Protypotheriidae : Protypotherium : Protypotherium endiadys | 15.5 - 13.8 Ma Miocene |
References
| Vera B., Reguero M., et al (2017) The Interatheriinae notoungulates from the middle Miocene Collón Curá Formation in Argentina, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62 4, 845-863 doi:10.4202/app.00373.2017 |
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!
