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NY Loc. 2 - Jones Beach, Nassau County, New York, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.5975,-73.5147 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | New York, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Nassau County, New York, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Loc. 2 - Jones Beach | Richards H. G. (1962) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: No specific lithostratigraphic unit listed in text. Possibly from Gardiners Clay or Jacobs Sand based on Figure. 8 (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon-earlies Wisconsin (MacClintock and Richards 1962), Pleistocene (Richards 1962). | "siliciclastic" | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Richards H. G. (1962) Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America, Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52 3, 1-142 |
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!
