ammonites
Feldmann Antarctic Crabs 33, Rocket Site (Eocene of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (64.1° S, 56.4° W: paleocoordinates 63.6° S, 61.2° W)

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When: Cucullea I Member (La Meseta Formation), Eocene (55.8 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay

Preservation: concretion, original calcite, original chitin

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: surface (float),

Primary reference: R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer, and S. A. Marenssi. 2003. Decapod crustaceans from the Eocene La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island, Antarctica: a model for preservation of decapods. Journal of the Geological Society, London 160:151-160 [C. Schweitzer/C. Schweitzer/C. Schweitzer] more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 57762: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Carrie Schweitzer on 21.12.2005