Angostaco: Neogene, Argentina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Chelidae
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Chelidae indet.
Gray 1825
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| MLP 88-VIII-l-1, plastral fragments of one individual | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Argentina | State/province: | Salta | County: | San Carlos |
| Coordinates: | 25.6° South, 66.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.0° South, 62.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Neogene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 |
| Key time interval: | Neogene |
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Museo de La Plata, Argentina | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Angastaco, Piscuyacu | ||
| Database number: | 189511 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2017-10-24 16:20:24 | Last modified: | 2017-10-24 16:20:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-10-24 16:20:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 63676. | M. S. de la Fuente. 1992. Las tortugas Chelidae del Terciario superior y Cuaternario del territorio argentino. Ameghiniana 29(3):211-229 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |