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North of Dockum, Dickens County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.4833,-100.833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Dickens County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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North of Dockum | Cope E. D. | age unclear: assumed by Cope (1892) to be "Pliocene," but the local geology is unknown and the "Blanco Beds" are not present, so the unit could be anything from the Ogallala to Pleistocene alluvium | not reported | 23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hesperotestudo turgida species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Hesperotestudo : Hesperotestudo turgida | 23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Cope E. D. A contribution to the vertebrate paleontology of Texas, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 30 137, 123-131 |
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!