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Canton Lake, Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.1167,-98.6333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Oklahoma, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Canton Lake | Gordon C. L., Czaplewski N. J. (1998) | "The Quaternary deposit may represent the third terrace of the North Canadian River... which is thought to reflect the Illinoian glacial stage." | siltstone | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Smilodon fatalis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Smilodon : Felis fatalis | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Mammuthus columbi species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
Gastropoda class | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda | 0.3 - 0.012 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Gordon C. L., Czaplewski N. J. (1998) Second record of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, in Oklahoma, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 78, 133-135 |
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!