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Locality 4400, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.3333,-56.9167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 4400, southwest of Seymour Island | Spath L. F. (1953) | "siliciclastic" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Grossouvrites gemmatus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Grossouvrites : Grossouvrites gemmatus | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Spath L. F. (1953) The Upper Cretaceous cephalopod fauna of Graham Land, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Reports 3, 1-60 |
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!