Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chilei

Regional Level Types
Pozo Almonte	Commune
Tamarugal Province	Province
Tarapacá	Region
Chile	Country

Pozo Almonte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈposo alˈmonte]) is a city and commune of Chile located in the interior of the Atacama Desert. It has been the capital of Tamarugal Province since this province was established in 2007. The city is located at 52 km (ca. 32 mi) from Tacapacá Region's capital, Iquique. The commune has an area of 13,766 km (ca. 8,554 mi) and borders the following communes: Iquique, Alto Hospicio, Huara, Pica, María Elena and Tocopilla (the last two being in Tocopilla Province).

As a commune, Pozo Almonte is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	19
Youngest Fossil Listed	0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed	279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Chacarilla 14 145 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) Majala - Subunit II 2 163.5 - 157.3 Ma (Jurassic) Juan de Morales 1 279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from Region	Click here to show the list.
Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Allosauridae family Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Allosauridae 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic Camptosauridae family Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Camptosauridae 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic Cladophlebis genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Taeniopteris genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Ptilophyllum genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Pterophyllum genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Brachyphyllum genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Megatherium medinae species Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Megatherium : Megatherium medinae 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene Scelidodon chiliense species Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Scelidodon : Scelidodon chiliense 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene Equisetites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Nilsonia genus Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Waagenoconcha humboldti species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Waagenoconcha : Waagenoconcha humboldti 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian Gleichenites genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Gleichenites 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Baiera genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Cycadites genus Cycadites 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Anomozamites genus Anomozamites 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic Dictyophyllum genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum 174.1 - 145 Ma Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozo_Almonte
Wikidata ID:	Q51585
GeoNames ID:	3875235

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