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La Meseta - Telm 1, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
| Formation | La Meseta |
|---|---|
| Member | Telm 1 |
| Age: | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
| Interval | Ypresian |
| Lithology | sandstone, siltstone/sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 42 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Island 1 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
| ZPAL 1 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
| Seymour Island | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
| ZPAL 11 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
| ZPAL 12 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
| ZPAL 5 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Telm 1 |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Meseta - Telm 2 | 47.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone/claystone, sandstone, sandstone/siltstone | 81 |
| La Meseta - Telm 3 | 47.8 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | not reported/sandstone, sandstone/siltstone, sandstone, "siliciclastic" | 86 |
| La Meseta - Telm 4 | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | sandstone, "siliciclastic" | 104 |
| La Meseta - Telm 5 | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone, conglomerate, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 366 |
| La Meseta - Telm 6 | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone, siltstone, conglomerate, sandstone/siltstone | 143 |
| La Meseta - Telm 7 | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | sandstone, conglomerate/mudstone, sandstone/siltstone | 165 |
| La Meseta - Telms 3-5 | 56.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | conglomerate/sandstone | 3 |
| Lopez de Bertodano | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone, siltstone/sandstone, "shale"/sandstone, siltstone/"carbonate", mudstone, "siliciclastic", "shale", siltstone/mudstone | 1719 |
| Sobral | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone, packstone, marl, grainstone, siltstone, siltstone/marl, mudstone, lime mudstone, sandstone/marl, marl/sandstone, marl/siltstone, claystone, sandstone/siltstone, "reef rocks" | 1003 |
| Marambio - Sobral | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone/siltstone, sandstone | 43 |
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!
