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Tropic Shale , Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37,-111.667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Utah, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Coconino County, Arizona, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tropic Shale (MNA locality 1483) | Schmeisser McKean R. (2012) | Tropic Shale | The sites are located within the Early Turonian, in a span between 93.5 and 92.0 Ma | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Tropic Shale (MNA locality 1627) | Schmeisser McKean R. (2012) | Tropic Shale | The sites are located within the Early Turonian, in a span between 93.5 and 92.0 Ma | "shale" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dolichorhynchops tropicensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Dolichorhynchops : Dolichorhynchops tropicensis | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!