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Langley Field, Hampton (City), Virginia, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.085,-76.3611 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Virginia, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hampton (City), Virginia, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Langley Field, near | Johnson G. H., Armstrong G. D., et al (1972) | Yorktown | Orionia vaughni | sandstone | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mysticeti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Johnson G. H., Armstrong G. D., et al (1972) A late Miocene baleen whale from the Yorktown Formation at Hampton, VA, Virginia Journal of Science 23 3, 135 |
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!