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Playa Media Luna, Ica Province, Ica, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -14.6019,-75.9133 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Ica, Peru |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ica Province, Ica, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Playa Media Luna, Priabonian | Lambert O., MartĂnez-Cáeres M., et al (2017) | Yumaque - middle part | Middle part of the Yumaque Formation, 77 m above the base; lower part of calcareous nannofossil zone NP19/20 of Martini [9]; dated at 36.4 million years ago based on age estimations used by Agnini et al. [10]; early late Eocene (early Priabonian; see Figures S1A and S1D, Table S1, and STAR Methods for the biostratigraphic and biochronological interpretations). | siltstone | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mystacodon selenensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mystacodontidae : Mystacodon : Mystacodon selenensis | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Lambert O., MartĂnez-Cáeres M., et al (2017) Earliest Mysticete from the Late Eocene of Peru Sheds New Light on the Origin of Baleen Whales, Current Biology 27 doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.026 |
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!