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Fossil Bluff - Pluto Glacier - Rhea Corner, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Group | Fossil Bluff |
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Formation | Pluto Glacier |
Member | Rhea Corner |
Age: | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Interval | Late Aptian |
Tectonic Setting | Forearc basin |
Lithology | mudstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 7 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Rhea Corner Member | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Fossil Bluff - Pluto Glacier - Rhea Corner |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Fossil Bluff - Neptune Glacier - Deimos Ridge | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | sandstone/mudstone | 7 |
Fossil Bluff - Neptune Glacier - Mars Glacier | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | sandstone | 13 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Kelly S. R. A., Moncrieff A. C. M. (1992) Marine molluscan constraints on the age of Cretaceous fossil forests of Alexander Island, Antarctica, Geological Magazine 129 6, 771-778 |
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!