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Punta Colorado, Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -41.505,-65.01 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Rio Negro, Argentina |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sierra Grande, San Antonio Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Punta Colorado | Casadío S., Rodriguez M. F., et al (1999) | El Fuerte | "limestone" | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hercoglossa rionegrensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : Hercoglossa rionegrensis | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
References
Casadío S., Rodriguez M. F., et al (1999) Tertiary nautiloids from Patagonia, southern Argentina, Ameghiniana 36, 189-202 |
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!