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Santa Marta - Rabot, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
| Formation | Santa Marta |
|---|---|
| Member | Rabot |
| Age: | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Early Campanian |
| Lithology | siltstone, sandstone/siltstone, mudstone/tuff |
| Number of Collections | 21 |
| Number of Occurrences | 214 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Island [Rabot Mbr | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Santa Marta - Rabot |
| Stoneley Point [Kotick Point Fm] | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Santa Marta - Rabot |
| Ekelöf Point - Rabot Member of Santa Marta Formation - DJ.294.1 | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Santa Marta - Rabot |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotick Point | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | mudstone/sandstone, conglomerate, mudstone | 116 |
| Lopez de Bertodano | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone, siltstone/sandstone, "shale"/sandstone, siltstone/"carbonate", mudstone, "siliciclastic", "shale", siltstone/mudstone | 1719 |
| Santa Marta | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siliciclastic, sandstone, siltstone | 180 |
| Whisky Bay | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | siliciclastic, siltstone, conglomerate, sandstone/conglomerate, sandstone, conglomerate/sandstone | 72 |
| Whisky Bay - Bibby Point | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | conglomerate | 5 |
| Whisky Bay - Brandy Bay | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone, siltstone, siltstone/conglomerate | 6 |
| Whisky Bay - Gin Cove | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | conglomerate/sandstone | 11 |
| Whisky Bay - Lewis Hill | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | conglomerate | 3 |
| Whisky Bay - Rum Cove | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | conglomerate/sandstone | 1 |
| Whisky Bay - Tumbledown Cliffs | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | conglomerate/sandstone | 12 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
