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Tres Ventanas Cave, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -12.2064,-76.375 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Lima, Peru |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tres Ventanas Cave | Pujos F., Salas R. (2004) | Pisco | not reported | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Megatherium urbinai species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Megatherium : Megatherium urbinai | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Pujos F., Salas R. (2004) A new species of Megatherium (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) from the Pleistocene of Sacaco and Tres Ventanas, Peru, Palaeontology 47 3, 579-604 |
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!