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near Aurora , Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.4517,-97.53 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cloud County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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near Aurora (KUVP) | Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) | Colorado - Greenhorn Limestone | "The remains are well preserved and uncrushed, suggesting preservation in non-laminated chalk or chalky limestone rather than shale or marl. This suggests the specimen is from the upper Greenhorn Limestone or lower Fairport Chalk, where non-laminated chalky limestone beds occur. Given that the Carlile Shale is not present in Cloud County, the specimen is likely from the upper Greenhorn Limestone" (Schumacher & Everhart 2005, p. 48). | "limestone" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ogmodirus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Ogmodirus | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) A stratigraphic and taxonomic review of plesiosaurs from the old "Fort Benton Group" of central Kansas: a new assessment of old records, Paludicola 5 2, 33-54 |
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!