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Cucullaea beds, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.247,-56.685 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cucullaea beds, Telm 2/3, Seymour Island | Dzik J., Gazdzicki A. (2001) | La Meseta | The age model for the La Meseta Formation (and recently-defined Submeseta Formation) is controversial. Strontium isotopes (Ivany et al., 2008) suggest earlier ages, with the La Meseta (Telm1-Telm5) almost entirely Ypresian and the Submeseta (Telm6-Telm7) Middle-Late Eocene. Montes et al. (2013) also created an age model incorporating magnetostratigraphy to support the largely-Ypresian age for the La Meseta and Middle-Late Eocene for the Submeseta. Some mammals are similar to the radiometrically- | sandstone | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Euciphoceras argentinae species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Euciphoceras : Euciphoceras argentinae | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Dzik J., Gazdzicki A. (2001) The Eocene expansion of nautilids to high latitudes, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 172, 297-312 |
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!