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W 94-02, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -64.241,-56.664 |
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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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W 94-02, Seymour Island | Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) | La Meseta | Location places it in upper Telm5 near the Telm5/Telm6 boundary. | "siliciclastic" | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
W 94-31, Seymour Island | Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) | La Meseta | Location places it in upper Telm5 near the Telm5/Telm6 boundary. | "siliciclastic" | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
W 94-32, Seymour Island | Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) | La Meseta | Location places it in upper Telm5 near the Telm5/Telm6 boundary. | "siliciclastic" | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Zoroaster fulgens species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Zoroasteridae : Zoroaster : Zoroaster fulgens | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Ctenophoraster downeyae species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Ctenophoraster : Ctenophoraster downeyae | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) Eocene stelleroids (Echinodermata) at Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 72 2, 339-353 |
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!