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DMNH 1926, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.9,-105.1 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jefferson County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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DMNH 1926, Clayton Corner | Hutchison J. H., Holroyd P. A. (2003) | Denver | Denver Formation, D1 sequence | not reported | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Basilemys sinuosa species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Nanhsiungchelyidae : Basilemys : Basilemys sinuosa | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Hutchison J. H., Holroyd P. A. (2003) Late Cretaceous and early Paleocene turtles of the Denver Basin, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Geology 38 1, 121-142 |
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!