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Buen Suceso, Ushuaia Department, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
| Formation | Buen Suceso |
|---|---|
| Age: | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Turonian - Coniacian |
| Lithology | limestone/mudstone, mudstone, sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 8 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Buen Suceso Bay | Ushuaia Department, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina | Buen Suceso |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Chondrites sp. genus | Chondrites | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Palaeophycus sp. genus | Palaeophycus | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Planolites sp. genus | Animalia : Planolites | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Rhizocorallium sp. genus | Rhizocorallium | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Zoophycos sp. genus | Zoophycos | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Inoceramus (Platyceramus) sp.subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus (Platyceramus) | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) | 86.3 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Tethyoceramus madagascariensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Tethyoceramus : Tethyoceramus madagascariensis | 93.9 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
| Olivero E. B., Malumían N. (2008) Mesozoic-Cenozoic stratigraphy of the Fuegian Andes, Argentina, Geologica Acta 6 1, 5-18 |
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!
