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Puesto Pircala, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -35.4667,-69.6 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Puesto Pircala | Feldmann R. M., Casadio S., et al (1995) | Roca | from two or more beds within < 30 m of section | wackestone | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Callianassa burckhardti species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa : Callianassa burckhardti | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Ctenocheles sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ctenochelidae : Ctenocheles | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Rastellum sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Rastellum | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Camptonectes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Feldmann R. M., Casadio S., et al (1995) Fossil decapod crustaceans from the Jaguel and Roca Formations (Maastrichtian-Danian) of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 69 5 II, 1-22 |
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!