Ullujaya Valley: Priabonian, Peru
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Icadyptes salasi n. gen., n. sp.
Clarke et al. 2007
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Peru | State/province: | Ica |
| Coordinates: | 14.6° South, 75.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.0° South, 68.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| Key time interval: | Priabonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37.71 - 33.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Otuma |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,diatomaceous,tuffaceous sandstone |
| Lithology description: tuffaceous, diatomaceous, fine-grained sandstone | |
| Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
| Geology comments: part of the basal transgressive sequence of the Otuma Formation | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 73818 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-07-02 07:16:34 | Last modified: | 2007-07-02 10:16:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-07-02 07:16:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 24742. | J. A. Clarke, D. T. Ksepka, M. Stucchi, M. Urbina, N. Giannini, S. Bertelli, Y. Narvaez and C. A. Boyd. 2007. Paleogene equatorial penguins challenge the proposed relationship between biogeography, diversity and Cenozoic climate change. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 104(28):11545-11550 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |