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La Estrechura, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -37,-69.7 |
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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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La Estrechura | Damborenea S. E. (1990) | no details given, but fossils are from "equivalent levels" of the late Bathonian zone at Chacay Melehue | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhynchonellidae family | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Retroceramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Retroceramus | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Choffatia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Choffatia | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Iniskinites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Iniskinites | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Xenocephalites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Xenocephalites | 167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Damborenea S. E. (1990) Middle Jurassic inoceramids from Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 64 5, 736-759 |
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!