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Florissant Formation , Teller County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.9,-105.3 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Teller County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Florissant Formation (Allen 1878) | Allen J. A. | Florissant | "shale" | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aves class | Animalia : Chordata : Aves | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Palaeospiza bella species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Coliiformes : Palaeospiza : Palaeospiza bella | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Allen J. A. Description of a fossil passerine bird from the insect-bearing shales of Colorado, Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4, 443-445 |
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!