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Copperas Creek, Cross County, Arkansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.2392,-90.7103 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cross County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Copperas Creek | Westgate J. W. (2008) | Jackson | Jacksonian; late Eocene | not reported | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Basilosaurus cetoides species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae : Basilosaurus : Basilosaurus cetoides | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Westgate J. W. (2008) Eocene (Jacksonian) estuarine vertebrate faunas from Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 40 3, 3 |
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!