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La Meseta - Unit II, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Formation | La Meseta |
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Member | Unit II |
Age: | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene |
Interval | Bartonian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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UCMP V77014 | Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica | La Meseta - Unit II |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Carcharodon auriculatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon auriculatus | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Carcharias sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Squalidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Squatina sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squatiniformes : Squatinidae : Squatina | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
References
Welton B. J., Zinsmeister W. J. (1980) Eocene neoselachians from the La Mestea Formation, Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Contributions in Science 329, 1-10 |
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!