Where: Santa Cruz, Argentina (51.5° S, 72.2° W: paleocoordinates 54.0° S, 62.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Río Turbio Formation, Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: permineralized, original cellulose, replaced with silica
Reposited in the USNM
Collection methods: chemical, mechanical, peel or thin section,
Primary reference: E. Ancibor. 1989. Determinación Xilológica de una raíz petrificada de Proteaceae de la Formación Río Turbio (Eoceno), Santa Cruz, Argentina. Ameghiniana 25(3):289-295 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 136827: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juliana Ceballos on 05.12.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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