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Caleta Patillos, Chile

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-20.75,-70.2
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Tarapaca, Chile
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Chile

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Caleta Patillos	Rivadeneira M. M., Carmona E. R. (2008)		probably Last Interglacial, 96-118 ka (Th/U and ESR dating) from a marine terrace at the same height (12 m a.s.l.) at Playa Blanca (45 km N of Caleta Patillos) (Radtke 1989)	sandstone	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Austromegabalanus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : *Austromegabalanus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Notobalanus flosculus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Notobalanus : *Notobalanus flosculus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Decapoda order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Tetrapygus niger species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Tetrapygus : *Tetrapygus niger*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Glycymeris ovata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris ovata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Semele (Semele) solida species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : Semele : *Semele (Semele) solida*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Tagelus dombeii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : Tagelus : *Tagelus dombeii*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Aulacomya atra species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Aulacomya : *Aulacomya atra*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Choromytilus chorus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Choromytilus : *Choromytilus chorus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Nuculana cuneata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : *Nuculana cuneata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mulinia edulis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mulinia : *Mulinia edulis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mesodesma donacium species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mesodesmatidae : Mesodesma : *Mesodesma donacium*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ameghinomya antiqua species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Leukoma : *Ameghinomya antiqua*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Leukoma thaca species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Leukoma : *Leukoma thaca*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Veneridae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Alia unifasciata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Alia : *Alia unifasciata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Concholepas concholepas species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Concholepas : *Concholepas concholepas*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Crassilabrum crassilabrum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Crassilabrum : *Crassilabrum crassilabrum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Nassarius gayi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : *Nassarius gayi*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Oliva peruviana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : *Oliva peruviana*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : *Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Crepipatella dilatata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepipatella : *Crepipatella dilatata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Fissurella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : *Fissurella*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Fissurella (Fissurella) pulchra species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Fissurella : *Fissurella (Fissurella) pulchra*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Echinolittorina peruviana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Echinolittorina : *Echinolittorina peruviana*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Polinices uber species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : *Polinices uber*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Priene scabrum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ranellidae : Priene : *Priene scabrum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cantallocostoma quadricostatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tegulidae : Cantallocostoma : *Cantallocostoma quadricostatum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Tegula tridentata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Tegulidae : Tegula : *Tegula tridentata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Chlorostoma luctuosum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Chlorostoma : *Chlorostoma luctuosum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Prisogaster niger species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Prisogaster : *Prisogaster niger*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lottia orbignyi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lottiidae : Lottia : *Lottia orbignyi*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Patelloida ceciliana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Lottiidae : Patelloida : *Patelloida ceciliana*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Scurria sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lottiidae : *Scurria*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Scurria scurra species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lottiidae : Scurria : *Scurria scurra*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Incatella cingulata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Incatella : *Incatella cingulata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Chiton sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Chiton*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Enoplochiton niger species	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : Enoplochiton : *Enoplochiton niger*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Rivadeneira M. M., Carmona E. R. (2008) A Late Pleistocene macrobenthic assemblage in Caleta Patillos, northern Chile: paleoecological and paleobiogeographical interpretations, Revista Geologica de Chile 35 1, 163-173

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