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USGS locality 6297, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Moffat County, Colorado, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.5167,-107.55 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Moffat County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 6297, About 3 miles north of Craig. In Gale's Post-Laramie. | Brown R. W. (1962) | Fort Union | In Gale's Post-Laramie. | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
USGS locality 6299, 1 mile south of Ducey's ranch, 7 miles NW of Craig | Brown R. W. (1962) | Fort Union | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Carya antiquorum species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Carya : Carya antiquorum | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Platanus raynoldsi species | Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus raynoldsi | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cissus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Cissus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!