Kohl’s Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Kohl’s Ranch fossil locality | Paleontological Locality (Paleo feature) |
Gila County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 19' 19'' North , 111° 6' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Paleontological Locality (Paleo feature) - last checked 2021
Age:
315 to 300 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tonto Village | 256 (2011) | 2.0km |
Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 8.7km |
Star Valley | 2,277 (2017) | 15.5km |
Whispering Pines | 148 (2011) | 16.7km |
Mesa del Caballo | 765 (2011) | 17.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
213149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213149:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0d01c54c-200c-4346-b53d-c88d591273d5
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kohl Ranch; Kohls Ranch; Paleo site; Indian Gardens Paleo Site
A fossil occurrence/site centered about 1.6 km (1 mile) west of Kohl’s Ranch. The site extends along, and a short distance from, the new and old alignments of State Highway 260 from the intersection of Forest Road (FR) 64 in the west to Indian Gardens in the east. The main Kohl’s Ranch site in the center of the area is now buried under a new alignment of Highway 260. A new site, the Indian Gardens Paleo Site, was placed on the Kohl’s Ranch site. It was created and signed with the help of Ben Mohler as an Eagle Scout project.
Primarily a fossil collecting site in limestone and shale of the Middle Pennsylvanian beta member of the Naco Formation. This is one of the most prolific, important and well-studied Pennsylvanian fossil sites in Arizona that has been visited by countless grade school through college students.
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1 valid mineral.
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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Tonto National ForestForest
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
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References
www.kickstarter.com (n.d.) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2146434805/mohler-eagle-project-paleo-site-fossil-interpretiv/posts/1586398
azmemory.azlibrary.gov (n.d.) https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/api/collection/statepubs/id/29279/download
fossilworks.org (n.d.) http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=90772&is_real_user=1
Webster, Gary D., Olson, Thomas J. (1998) Nacocrinus elliotti, a new pachylocrinid from the Naco Formation (Pennsylvanian, Desmoinesian) of central Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, 72 (3) 510-512 doi:10.1017/s0022336000024288
Lundin, Robert F., Sumrall, Colin D. (1999) Ostracodes from the Naco Formation (Upper Carboniferous) at the Kohl Ranch locality, central Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, 73 (3) 454-460 doi:10.1017/s0022336000027979
Kohl’s Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA