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Mount Dunfee loc. , Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.3547,-117.364 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Nevada, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dunfee loc. (UCMP loc. M-7281), Nevada - Signor and Mount 1987 | Signor P. W., Mount J. F. (1987) | Deep Spring - Lower | The fauna occurs 1,000 meters below the first trilobite body fossils and 300m below the first presumed trilobite trace fossils (Rusophycs, Diplichnites, and Monomorphichnus). The formation has been correlated lithologically with the Lower Member of the Wood Canyon Formation in the Death Valley Region | "limestone" | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Paragloborilus sp.genus | Animalia : Circothecidae : Paragloborilus | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian |
 Sinotubulites cienegensisspecies | Animalia : Problematica : Coleolidae : Sinotubulites : Sinotubulites cienegensis | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian |
| Coleoloides inyoensis species | Animalia : Problematica : Coleoloides : Coleoloides inyoensis | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian |
| Nevadatubulus dunfeei species | Animalia : Problematica : Nevadatubulus : Nevadatubulus dunfeei | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian |
References
| Signor P. W., Mount J. F. (1987) A pre-trilobite shelly fauna from the White-Inyou region of eastern California and western Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 61 3, 425-438 |
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!
