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Collection: MNA Loc. 236: BM 8 Apache County, Arizona, USA
| Age | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
|---|---|
| Interval | Late Cenomanian |
| Lat/Long | 36.1444,-109.817 |
| Co-ordinates derived from | stated in text |
| Location | MNA Loc. 236: BM 10 |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Apache County, Arizona, USA |
| Geographic Scale | small collection |
| Formation | Mancos Shale |
| Member | lower shale |
| Stratigraphic Scale | bed |
| Local Bed | BM 8 |
| Local Order | bottom to top |
| Regional Section | Black Mesa |
| Straigraphic Comments | Collection from the Euomphaloceras septemseriatum subzone of the Sciponoceras gracile Zone |
| Lithology | "shale" |
| Second Lithology | "limestone" |
| Environment | basinal (siliceous) |
| Tectonic Setting | foreland basin |
Associated Collections
| Collection | Formation | Member | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNA Loc. 236: BM 10 | Mancos Shale | lower shale | "shale" | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
| MNA Loc. 236: BM 4 | Mancos Shale | lower shale | marl | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Preservation | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
 Serpulagenus | Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula | body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Mecaster batnensisspecies | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : Mecaster batnensis | high Mg calcite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Inoceramus pictusspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus pictus | low Mg calcite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Mytiloides genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Mytiloides | low Mg calcite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Gryphaeostrea genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea | low Mg calcite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Psilomya genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Psilomya | aragonite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
 Calycoceras (Calycoceras) navicularespecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Calycoceras) naviculare | aragonite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Yezoites genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Yezoites | aragonite body,mold/impression,recrystallized,original calcite,replaced with calcite | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
