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Felch Quarry 1, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.5395,-105.225 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | Colorado, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felch Quarry 1, Garden Park (YPM) | Marsh O. C. | Morrison - Brushy Basin | "The bone-bearing horizon is not more than 3 feet thick vertically", and is "about 150 feet above the red Triassic sandstones". 47.9 m above base of Morrison (J5 unconformity), w/in upper portion of 16 m thick interval contianing four sandstone bodies. Quarry in sandbody 4, with bones in two distinct layers. | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
| Felch Quarry 2, Garden Park (YPM) | Evanoff E., Carpenter K. (1998) | Morrison - Brushy Basin | in sandbody 4, upper interval of Morrison, 47.9 m above J5 unconformity (base of Morrison) | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
| Glyptops plicatulus type locality: presumably Garden Park near Cañon City | Gaffney E. S. (1979) | Morrison | not reported | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
