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ZPAL 5, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.256,-56.7433 |
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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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ZPAL 5, Lopez de Bertodano Bay | Bitner M. A. (1996) | La Meseta - Telm 1 | Sr ages appear too old, probably Lutetian based on dinoflagellate biostrat and Sr isotopes (Douglas et al., 2014) | conglomerate | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bouchardia antarctica species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Bouchardiidae : Bouchardia : Bouchardia antarctica | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Bitner M. A. (1996) Brachiopods from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Palaeontologia Polonica 55, 65-100 |
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!