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Croft Bay, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -63.95,-57.5833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Croft Bay, James Ross Island | Aguirre-Urreta M. B. (1989) | Early to Middle Campanian | "siliciclastic" | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Callianassa meridionalis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa : Callianassa meridionalis | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Meyeria crofti species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mecochiridae : Meyeria : Meyeria crofti | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hoploparia stokesi species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Hoploparia : Hoploparia stokesi | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Aguirre-Urreta M. B. (1989) The Cretaceous decapod Crustacea of Argentina and the Antarctic Pensinsula, Palaeontology 32 3, 499-552 |
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!