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Morro de Copiapo, Caldera, Copiap贸 Province, Atacama, Chile
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -27.1531,-70.8764 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Caldera, Copiap贸 Province, Atacama, Chile |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Morro de Copiapo | Chavez M. (2007) | Bahia Inglesa | sandstone | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Spheniscus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae : Spheniscus | 15.97 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Chavez M. (2007) Sobre la presencia de Paraptenodytes y Palaeospheniscus (Aves: Sphenisciformes) en la Formacion Bahia Inglesa, Chile, Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 80, 255-259 |
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!