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roadcut, Russell County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.9103,-98.8136 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Russell County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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roadcut, west-central Russell County (FHSM) | Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport | "The only stratigraphic horizon exposed in the surrounding area for at least a mile around is the lower Fairport Chalk" (Schumacher & Everhart 2005, p. 46). | not reported | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Trinacromerum bentonianum species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Trinacromerum : Trinacromerum bentonianum | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Schumacher B. A., Everhart M. J. (2005) A stratigraphic and taxonomic review of plesiosaurs from the old "Fort Benton Group" of central Kansas: a new assessment of old records, Paludicola 5 2, 33-54 |
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!