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5 km west of Villa de Potrerillos, Luján de Cuyo Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -32.95,-69.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Luján de Cuyo Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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5 km west of Villa de Potrerillos | Liu J., Powell J. (2009) | Uspallata - Cerro de las Cabras | Previously known as the Rio Mendoza Formation; vertebrate biostratigraphy suggests a late Anisian age for this unit (Fröbisch 2009:136) | not reported | 247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Vinceria andina species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Shansiodontidae : Vinceria : Vinceria andina | 247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic |
Andescynodon mendozensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Andescynodon : Andescynodon mendozensis | 247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic |
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!