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USGS 14699, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.11,-107.85 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 14699, Meeker | Cooke C. W. (1953) | Mancos Shale | 200 feet below top of Mancos Shale; Baculites gregoryensis zone (Sage Sandstone) in Hook & Cobban, 2017 | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hardouinia taylori species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Harduinia : Hardouinia taylori | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cooke C. W. (1953) American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A, 1-44 |
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!