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Highway 74 , Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Clay County, Nebraska, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.5,-98.1 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Nebraska, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Clay County, Nebraska, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Highway 74 (Lower) | Martin J. B., Martin L. D. (1995) | Loveland Loess - Gothenburg | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene | ||
Highway 74 (Upper) | Martin J. B., Martin L. D. (1995) | Loveland Loess - Gothenburg | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mustela nigripes species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela nigripes | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Mammuthus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Microtus ochrogaster species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus ochrogaster | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Cynomys sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Cynomys | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Spermophilus elegans species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Spermophilus elegans | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Martin J. B., Martin L. D. (1995) , Current Research in the Pleistocene 12, 102-103 |
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals |
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!