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GSC loc. 23015 - Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 52.25,-115.667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Alberta, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberta, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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GSC loc. 23015 - Rocky Mountain House | Aberhan M. (1998) | Fernie | Sinemurian or Pliensbachian | "siliciclastic" | 199.3 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhynchonellida order | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida | 199.3 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic |
Liostrea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea | 199.3 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic |
Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) cygnipes species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Oxytoma : Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) cygnipes | 199.3 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Aberhan M. (1993) |
Aberhan M. (1998) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorpha, and Isofilibranchia, Beringeria 21, 57-150 |
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!