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Negritos
| Formation | Negritos |
|---|---|
| Age: | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Early Eocene |
| Lithology | sandstone, "shale", "shale"/sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 12 |
| Number of Occurrences | 28 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Negritos | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
| Lomitos Cgl | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
| La Brea | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
| CAS Loc. 850 | Tumbes, Peru | Negritos |
| CAS Loc. 334 | Tumbes, Peru | Negritos |
| CAS Loc. 855 | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
| CAS Loc. 345 | Loja Province, Ecuador | Negritos |
| Negritos Decapods | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
| Parinas sandstone | Piura, Peru | Negritos |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | limestone/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", "shale", "limestone", lime mudstone, "limestone"/siltstone, siltstone/claystone, sandstone/"shale" | 237 |
| Pale Greda | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | siliciclastic, sandstone | 3 |
| Pananga limestone | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 1 | |
| Restin | 41.3 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | shale | 35 |
| Salina | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | siliciclastic | 9 |
| Saman - Saman Conglomerate | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | conglomerate | 27 |
| Talara - Talara Shale | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | sandstone, "shale" | 144 |
| Zorritos | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | sandstone, "shale" | 115 |
| Salina - Salina | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | sandstone | 9 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
