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USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28586 - Twin Creek Limestone, Teton County, Idaho, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.6292,-111.275 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Idaho, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Teton County, Idaho, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic Loc. 28586 - Twin Creek Limestone | Imlay R. W. (1967) | Twin Creek Limestone - Sliderock | "limestone" | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Echinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Liostrea strigilecula species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea : Liostrea strigilecula | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Camptonectes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Cossmannea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae : Cossmannea | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Imlay R. W. (1967) Twin Creek Limestone (Jurassic) in the Western Interior of the United States, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 540, 1-105 |
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!