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Trent River Desmatochelys, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.6,-125.975 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Trent River Desmatochelys | Nicholls E. L., Meckert D. (2002) | Pender | "siliciclastic" | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Desmatochelys lowii species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Desmatochelys : Desmatochelys lowii | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Nicholls E. L., Meckert D. (2002) Marine reptiles from the Nanaimo Group (Upper Cretaceous) of Vancouver Island, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 39 11, 1591-1603 |
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!