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Dinosaur Footprint Reservation, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 42.2367,-72.6619 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Massachusetts, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Dinosaur Footprint Reservation, "new" bed | Smith J. B., Smith J. R., et al (1996) | Meriden - East Berlin | 69 m below "Ostrom Bed" | sandstone | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Grallator (Eubrontes) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
Coniferophyta phylum | Plantae : Coniferophyta | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Smith J. B., Smith J. R., et al (1996) Mt. Tom revisited: a new fossil horizon at Dinosaur Footprint Reservation, Northampton, Massachusetts, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16 3, suppl., 67A |
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!