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North Horn eggshell site, Emery County, Utah, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.2889,-111.106 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Utah, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Emery County, Utah, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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North Horn eggshell site, Zone 1 | Erben H. K., Hoefs J., et al (1979) | North Horn | sandstone | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
North Horn eggshell site, Zone 2 | Erben H. K., Hoefs J., et al (1979) | North Horn | "shale" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
North Horn eggshell site, Zone 3 | Erben H. K., Hoefs J., et al (1979) | North Horn | Approx. 153 feet above Zone 1 | "shale" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
North Horn hadrosaur | Jensen J. A. (1966) | North Horn | "shale" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ceratopsidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratopsidae | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hadrosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Ornithischia unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Testudines order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Sauropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!