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Marambio - Snow Hill Island, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
| Group | Marambio |
|---|---|
| Formation | Snow Hill Island |
| Member(s) | Herbert Sound |
| Age: | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Late Campanian - Early Maastrichtian |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 27 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Echinoidea | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Marambio - Snow Hill Island |
| DG6-1 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Marambio - Snow Hill Island |
| Santa Marta Cove elasmosaurid | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Marambio - Snow Hill Island - Herbert Sound |
| Santa Marta Cove | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Marambio - Snow Hill Island |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav - Hidden Lake | 86.3 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siltstone/sandstone, sandstone | 531 |
| Marambio - Lopez de Bertodano | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone/siltstone, "siliciclastic", mudstone, mudstone/sandstone | 91 |
| Marambio - Santa Marta | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone/sandstone, siltstone | 35 |
| Marambio - Snow Hill Island - Herbert Sound | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
