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Quebrada de Melendez , Copiap贸, Copiap贸 Province, Atacama, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -27.47,-70.245 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Copiap贸, Copiap贸 Province, Atacama, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Quebrada de Melendez (O. permolestus subzone) | Mourgues F. A. (2004) | Chanarcillo - Abundancia | lower-middle Upper Valanginian; Olcostephanus (Viluceras) permolestus subzone; upper part of the formation | mudstone | 140.2 - 136.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acanthodiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Acanthodiscus | 140.2 - 136.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Neocomites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Neocomites | 140.2 - 136.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Olcostephanus (Viluceras) permolestus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Olcostephanus : Olcostephanus (Viluceras) permolestus | 140.2 - 136.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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!