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YPM bulk sample - Valcoma Island [Champlain Clay], Essex County, New York, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.5436,-73.3414 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New York, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Essex County, New York, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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YPM bulk sample - Valcoma Island [Champlain Clay] | Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) | Champlain Clay | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Champlain Clay. AGE: Late Pleistocene, Wisconsinan. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown stratigraphic details. | siltstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Macoma (Macoma) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) arenaria | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions |
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!