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Quillquinan - Conor, Chota Province, Cajamarca, Peru
| Group | Quillquinan |
|---|---|
| Formation | Conor |
| Age: | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Turonian |
| Lithology | shale/"limestone", marl, marl/"limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 8 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Bed 50 | Chota Province, Cajamarca, Peru | Quillquinan - Conor |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cajamarca | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", "shale", marl/"shale", marl | 15 |
| Chulec | 109 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/marl, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", marl | 43 |
| Inca | 112 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | shale/"limestone", "limestone", sandstone, "shale", marl, "carbonate" | 90 |
| Pulluicana - Mujarrun - Choro | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone | 2 |
| Pulluicana - Mujarrun - Culebra | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl | 6 |
| Pulluicana - Yumagual | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl/"limestone", "limestone"/marl, "shale" | 5 |
| Quillquinan - Romiron | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone/"shale" | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Orthopsis sp.genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Orthopsidae : Orthopsis | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Coilopoceras sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Coilopoceras jenksi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras jenksi | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Hoplitoides sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Hoplitoides | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Wrightoceras munieri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotidae : Wrightoceras : Wrightoceras munieri | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
| Benavides-Caceres V.E. (1956) Cretaceous system in northern Peru, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 108 4, 1-493 |
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!
