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3 miles up North Fork of Similkameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.453,-120.594 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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3 miles up North Fork of Similkameen River | Scudder S. H. | Princeton - Allenby | "shale" | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Asilidae family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Asilidae | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Plecia canadensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia canadensis | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Plecia similkameena species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia similkameena | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Plecia transitoria species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia transitoria | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Coelidia columbiana species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Coelidia : Coelidia columbiana | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Telmatrechus stali species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Gerridae : Telmatrechus : Telmatrechus stali | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Planophlebia gigantea species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Planophlebia : Planophlebia gigantea | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Bracon sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Bracon | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
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!