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USGS locality 5699, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Las Animas County, Colorado, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.15,-104.617 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Las Animas County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 5699, Trinidad coal field, Riley Canyon, 1/2 mile N of Cokedale | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | Trinidad coal field, and 100' above conglomerate - from USGS unpublished logbook. Although not specified, this collection likely comes from the Raton fm. | coal | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
USGS locality 5700 and 5701, Trinidad coal field, Riley Canyon, near Cokedale | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | 100' above conglomerate - from USGS unpublished logbook. Although not specified, this collection likely comes from the Raton Fm. | coal | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
USGS locality 5704, Trinidad coal field, Purgatory Canyon, near Cokedale | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | 50' to 150' above conglomerate - from USGS unpublished logbook. Although not specified, this collection likely comes from the Raton Fm. | coal | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Magnolia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : Magnolia | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Nyssa sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Nyssaceae : Nyssa | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Platanus raynoldsi species | Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus raynoldsi | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cissus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Cissus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Ficus (Ficus) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ficidae : Ficus : Ficus (Ficus) | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!