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La MesetaFarm, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.25,-56.6667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Seymour Island |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Meseta Fm., British Antarctic Survey- wood | Poole I., Mennega A. M. W., et al (2003) | Seymour Island - La Meseta | sandstone | 56 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Eucryphiaceoxylon eucryphioides species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Oxalidales : Cunoniaceae : Eucryphiaceoxylon : Eucryphiaceoxylon eucryphioides | 56 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
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!