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Devil's Backbone, Howard County, Arkansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.7522,-93.9039 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Howard County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Devil's Backbone | Zangerl R. (1953) | Marlbrook Marl | marl | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Prionochelys nauta species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Toxochelyidae : Prionochelys : Prionochelys nauta | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Zangerl R. (1953) The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part IV. The turtles of the family Toxochelyidae, Fieldiana: Geology Memoirs 3 4, 145-277 |
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!