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Punta de Piedra [Armuelles Fm], Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 10.1667,-85.1333 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta de Piedra [Armuelles Fm] | Olsson A. A. (1942) | Charco Azul - Armuelles | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Armuelles Formation. AGE: Pleistocene, according to Ingle (1985) on the basis of microfossils; direct date estimated based on other collections from the Armuelles Formation. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | conglomerate | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Olsson A. A. (1942) Tertiary and Quaternary fossils from Burica Peninsula of Panama and Costa Rica, Bulletins of American Paleontology 27 106, 1-106 |
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!
