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DPV 8/84, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.2336,-56.6511 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Seymour Island |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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DPV 8/84 | Cione A. L., Reguero M. A. (1994) | La Meseta - TELM 5 | sandstone | 56 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hexanchus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Hexanchus | 56 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Bivalvia class | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia | 56 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Gastropoda class | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda | 56 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Cione A. L., Reguero M. A. (1994) New records of the sharks Isurus and Hexanchus from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 105, 1-14 |
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!