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Gustav, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Group | Gustav |
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Formation(s) | Hidden Lake Kotick Point Whisky Bay |
Age: | 101 - 84 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Barremian - Santonian |
Lithology | sandstone, siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, siltstone |
Number of Collections | 5 |
Number of Occurrences | 126 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Santa Marta - Lachman Crags | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/siltstone, mudstone/siltstone | 166 |
Gustav - Hidden Lake | 86.3 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siltstone/sandstone, sandstone | 531 |
Gustav - Kotick Point | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | siltstone/sandstone, mudstone | 57 |
Gustav - Whisky Bay | 93.5 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siltstone/sandstone | 112 |
Gustav - Whisky Bay - Lewis Hill | 109 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | sandstone/conglomerate, conglomerate | 59 |
Gustav - Whisky Bay - Tumbledown Cliffs | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/conglomerate | 7 |
Marambio - Lopez de Bertodano | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone/siltstone, "siliciclastic", mudstone, mudstone/sandstone | 91 |
Marambio - Santa Marta | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone/sandstone, siltstone | 35 |
Marambio - Snow Hill Island | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone | 27 |
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!