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Santa Rosa, Ica Province, Ica, Peru
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -14.7897,-75.5064 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ica Province, Ica, Peru |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | Marx F. G., Lambert O., et al (2017) | Pisco | poorly explored lowest part of the Pisco Formation (allomember P0 [23] The strata that yielded the holotype of Tiucetus rosae rest unconformably on the latest Oligocene to Early Miocene Chilcatay Formation. Sediment samples from the skull, associated specimens and the locality of Santa Rosa itself failed to yield microfossils, and there is currently no other direct dating evidence available for P0. Nevertheless, dates from the underlying Chilcatay Formation and the overlying P1 allomember | not reported | 13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Tiucetus rosaespecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Tiucetus : Tiucetus rosae | 13.82 - 7.246 Ma Miocene |
References
| Marx F. G., Lambert O., et al (2017) A new Miocene baleen whale from Peru deciphers the dawn of cetotheriids, Royal Society Open Science 4, 170560 doi:10.1098/rsos.170560 |
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!
