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Santa Marta - Beta, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Formation | Santa Marta |
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Member | Beta |
Age: | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Early Campanian |
Lithology | siliciclastic |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Brandy Bay-Santa Marta Cove | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Santa Marta - Beta |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Santa Marta - Alfa | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone, "siliciclastic" | 3 |
Santa Marta - Gamma | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siliciclastic | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Eutrephoceras antarcticum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras antarcticum | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Eutrephoceras dorbignyanum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras dorbignyanum | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cichowolski M., Ambrosio A., et al (2005) Nautilids from the Upper Cretaceous of the James Ross Basin, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Science 17, 267-280 |
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!