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1F - Perfil El Faro, Deseado Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-47.0922,-66.0089
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Santa Cruz, Argentina
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Deseado Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Lithology	Age
1F - Perfil El Faro	Barreda V., Palamarczuk S. (2000)	Monte León	tuff	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
3F - Perfil El Faro	Barreda V., Palamarczuk S. (2000)	Monte León	tuff	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
4F - Perfil El Faro	Barreda V., Palamarczuk S. (2000)	Monte León	tuff	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Spiniferites mirabilis species	Dinophyceae : Spiniferites : *Spiniferites mirabilis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Baumannipollis variaperturatus species	Baumannipollis : *Baumannipollis variaperturatus*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Canthiumidites bellus species	Canthiumidites : *Canthiumidites bellus*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Chenopodipollis chenopodiaceoides species	Chenopodipollis : *Chenopodipollis chenopodiaceoides*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Cyperaceaepollis neogenicus species	Cyperaceaepollis : *Cyperaceaepollis neogenicus*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Lingulodinium hemicystum species	Lingulodinium : *Lingulodinium hemicystum*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Mutisiapollis viteauensis species	Mutisiapollis : *Mutisiapollis viteauensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Nematosphaeropsis rigida species	Nematosphaeropsis : *Nematosphaeropsis rigida*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Operculodinium centrocarpum species	Operculodinium : *Operculodinium centrocarpum*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata species	Reticulatosphaera : *Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Tasmanites sp. genus	*Tasmanites*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Clavatipollenites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Chloranthales : Chloranthaceae : *Clavatipollenites*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Corsinipollenites atlantica species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Onagraceae : Corsinipollenites : *Corsinipollenites atlantica*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Rhoipites cienaguensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rhoipites : *Rhoipites cienaguensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Cupanieidites reticularis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Cupanieidites : *Cupanieidites reticularis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Chlamys (Swiftopecten) iheringii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys (Swiftopecten) iheringii*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Equisetosporites claricristatus species	Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Gnetales : Equisetosporites : *Equisetosporites claricristatus*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Verrucosisporites kopukuensis species	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Verrucosisporites : *Verrucosisporites kopukuensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene

References

Del Rio C. J. (1995) The genus Swiftopecten Hertlein, 1936 (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) in the Tertiary of Southern South America, Journal of Paleontology 69 6, 1054-1059

Barreda V., Palamarczuk S. (2000) Palinoestratigrafía de depósitos del Oligoceno tardío-Mioceno en el área sur del Golfo San Jorge, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, Ameghiniana 37 1, 103-117

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!

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