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UCMP V-4852, Lares, Puerto Rico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 18.3017,-66.8997 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Puerto Rico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lares, Puerto Rico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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UCMP V-4852 | MacPhee R. D. E., Wyss A. R. (1990) | Lares Limestone | "limestone" | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Caribosiren turneri species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Caribosiren : Caribosiren turneri | 28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
References
MacPhee R. D. E., Wyss A. R. (1990) Oligo-Miocene vertebrates from Puerto Rico, with a catalog of localities, American Museum Novitates 2965, 1-45 |
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!