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Albardón Department, San Juan Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types
Albardón DepartmentDepartment
San Juan ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Albardón20,413 (2015)
San Martín10,140 (2015)
Other Languages:
French:
Albardón, Province de San Juan, Argentine
German:
Departamento Albardón, Provinz San Juan, Argentinien
Italian:
Dipartimento di Albardón, Provincia di San Juan, Argentina
Russian:
Альбардон , Сан-Хуан, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
阿爾瓦東縣, 圣胡安省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Departamento Albardón, Provincia de San Juan, Argentina
Armenian:
Ալբարդոն
Dutch:
Albardón, San Juan, Argentinië
Farsi/Persian:
حوزه الباردون, استان سان خوآن، آرژانتین, آرژانتین
Georgian:
ალბარდონის დეპარტამენტი, სან-ხუანის პროვინცია
Hungarian:
Albardón megye, Argentína
Mingrelian:
ალბარდონიშ დეპარტამენტი
Portuguese:
Albardón , San Juan, Argentina
Slovak:
Albardón , San Juan, Argentína


Albardón is a department of the San Juan Province (Argentina). It is located in the central south of the province.

The word Albardón, in Spanish, represents a kind of "Earth cord" (Spanish: cordón de tierra) or "hill that comes up on a piece of land". According to the tradition, this is what the Spanish saw on the north side of the San Juan River, and according to this feature defined the zone name.

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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences52
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed516 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Porifera
phylum
Animalia : Porifera466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Calycocoelia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Calycocoelia466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Patellispongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Patellispongia466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhopalocoelia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Rhopalocoelia466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Annelida
phylum
Animalia : Annelida466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Acuticloudina
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Cloudinidae : Acuticloudina516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Cochlioceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Baltoceratidae : Cochlioceras467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Orthoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Orthoceras467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Praenucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Praenucula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Fremontella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Fremontella516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Dinorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Drabovia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Drabovia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hesperorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Howellites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Howellites460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Plectothyrella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonorhynchiidae : Plectothyrella445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Plectatrypa445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Pelmatozoa
subphylum
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pelmatozoa466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cycloconchidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Psarodictyum
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Psarodictyum466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Dalmanella testudinaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella testudinaria445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Braulioceras sanjuanense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sactorthoceratidae : Braulioceras : Braulioceras sanjuanense467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cochlioceras avus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Baltoceratidae : Cochlioceras : Cochlioceras avus467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Gangshanoceras villicumense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Proteoceratidae : Gangshanoceras : Gangshanoceras villicumense467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhynchorthoceras minor
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sinoceratidae : Rhynchorthoceras : Rhynchorthoceras minor467.3 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Emiliodonta cuerdai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Emiliodonta : Emiliodonta cuerdai460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Concavodonta ovalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Concavodonta : Concavodonta ovalis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cuyopsis symmetricus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Cuyopsis : Cuyopsis symmetricus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hemiconcavodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Hemiconcavodonta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hemiconcavodonta minuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Hemiconcavodonta : Hemiconcavodonta minuta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Villicumia canteraensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Villicumia : Villicumia canteraensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Trigonoconcha acuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Trigonoconcha : Trigonoconcha acuta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Concavoleda braulense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Concavoleda : Concavoleda braulense460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Aegiromena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Aegiromena460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Archaeoscyphia pulchra
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Archaeoscyphia : Archaeoscyphia pulchra466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Archaeoscyphia minganensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Archaeoscyphia : Archaeoscyphia minganensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Calycocoelia perforata
species
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Calycocoelia : Calycocoelia perforata466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhopalocoelia clarkii
species
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Rhopalocoelia : Rhopalocoelia clarkii466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hudsonospongia cyclostoma
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Streptosolenidae : Hudsonospongia : Hudsonospongia cyclostoma466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Aulocopium sanjuanensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Streptosolenidae : Aulocopium : Aulocopium sanjuanensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Psarodictyum magna
species
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Psarodictyum : Psarodictyum magna466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Patellispongia robusta
species
Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Patellispongia : Patellispongia robusta466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hirnantia sagittifera
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia : Hirnantia sagittifera445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Anchoramena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptellinidae : Anchoramena460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eostropheodonta hirnantensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Cliftonia oxoplecioides
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Cliftonia : Cliftonia oxoplecioides445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Dicranograptus ramosus
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Dicranograptus : Dicranograptus ramosus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cardiatherium chasicoense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hydrochoeridae : Cardiatherium : Cardiatherium chasicoense15.97 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Paromalomena macmahoni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Paromalomena : Paromalomena macmahoni445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albard%C3%B3n_Department
Wikidata ID:Q1190205
GeoNames ID:3866425


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