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Lerwick Road Site, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Lat/Long (Decimal)	49.7177,-124.974
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	British Columbia, Canada
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Lerwick Road Site	Harington C. R., Ross R. L. M., et al (2004)		AMS date of 12570 +- 70 BP	sandstone	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Chlamys (Chlamys) rubidus species	*Chlamys (Chlamys) rubidus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Abies sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : *Abies*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Picea sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : *Picea*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Pinus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : *Pinus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ericaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Alnus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Alnus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Polygonaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Polygonaceae	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Rosaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Serpula sp. genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Serpula*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Balanus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : *Balanus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Gadus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Gadidae : *Gadus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Oncorhynchus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Salmoniformes : Salmonidae : *Oncorhynchus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Anser albifrons species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : *Anser albifrons*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Eumetopias jubata species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Eumetopias : *Eumetopias jubata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae : Strongylocentrotus : *Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mollusca phylum	Animalia : Mollusca	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium : *Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Macoma nasuta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : *Macoma nasuta*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : *Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mytilus trossulus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : *Mytilus trossulus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mya (Mya) truncata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : *Mya (Mya) truncata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bankia setacea species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Teredinidae : Bankia : *Bankia setacea*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Leukoma staminea species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Leukoma : *Leukoma staminea*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Saxidomus giganteus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Saxidomus : *Saxidomus giganteus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cylichnella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : *Cylichnella*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Buccinum sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Buccinum*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Neptunea lyrata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : *Neptunea lyrata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Trichotropis sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Trichotropis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Puncturella multistriata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Puncturella : *Puncturella multistriata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Littorina sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : *Littorina*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Euspira pallida species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Euspira : *Euspira pallida*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Margarites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Margaritidae : *Margarites*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Acmaea pelta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Lottiidae : Acmaea : *Acmaea pelta*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lycopodium sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : *Lycopodium*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Selaginella sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : *Selaginella*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Harington C. R., Ross R. L. M., et al (2004) A late Pleistocene Stellar sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from Courtenay, British Columbia: its death, associated biota, and paleoenvironment, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 41 11, 1285-1297

Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions

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!

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