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El Nihuil District, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentinai
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El Nihuil is an Argentine town and district located in the San Rafael department of the Mendoza province. It is located at the eastern end of the El Nihuil reservoir, developing as a tourist village on said artificial lake, also taking advantage of the attraction of the Atuel Canyon. Its main communication route is Provincial Route 173 that links it to the north with San Rafael, Provincial Route 180 for its part links it to the south with the Malargüe department.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Imperial24.9 - 1.8 Ma (Cenozoic)
Aisol3015.97 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Puesto Viejo - Rio Seco de la Quebrada5237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Puesto Viejo - Quebrada de Los Fosiles3242 - 228 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Septosyringothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Septosyringothyris358.9 - 330.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Syringothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris358.9 - 330.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Phorusrhacidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phorusrhacidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ctenomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ctenomyidae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chinchillidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chinchillidae21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Toxodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Protypotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Interatheriidae : Protypotherium21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Hegetotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hegetotheriidae : Hegetotherium21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Tremacyllus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hegetotheriidae : Tremacyllus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Astrapotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Astrapotheriidae : Astrapotherium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Theosodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macraucheniidae : Theosodon21 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Cynognathus crateronotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cynognathus : Cynognathus crateronotus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Mylodontinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Mylodontinae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Anura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Pascualgnathus polanskii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Pascualgnathus : Pascualgnathus polanskii237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Psilopterinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phorusrhacidae : Psilopterinae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Propalaehoplophoridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Propalaehoplophoridae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Palyeidodon obtusum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : Palyeidodon : Palyeidodon obtusum21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Kannemeyeriiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Kannemeyeriiformes242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Koilamasuchus gonzalezdiazi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Koilamasuchus : Koilamasuchus gonzalezdiazi242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Diademodon tetragonus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon : Diademodon tetragonus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Vinceria argentinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Shansiodontidae : Vinceria : Vinceria argentinensis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lomaphorini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Lomaphorini15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Dolichotinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Caviidae : Dolichotinae11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chelonoidis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Chelonoidis21 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Vinceria vieja
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Shansiodontidae : Vinceria : Vinceria vieja242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Nesodon taweretus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Notoungulata : Toxodontidae : Nesodon : Nesodon taweretus21 - 17.5 Ma
Miocene
Caviodon cuyano
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Caviidae : Caviodon : Caviodon cuyano11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Planopinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Planopinae21 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nihuil
Wikidata ID:Q5822627

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