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Sproat Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.2278,-124.969 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island | Carlisle D., Susuki T. (1974) | Quatsino Limestone | Dilleri Zone inferred, lower part of Quatsino Limestone [JA: originally entered as Carnian; the Dilleri and Welleri zones are both Tuvalian according to Lucas et al. 2012] | "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 232 - 221.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Halobia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Halobiidae : Halobia | 232 - 221.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Arcestes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arcestidae : Arcestes | 232 - 221.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Tropites dilleri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tropitidae : Tropites : Tropites dilleri | 232 - 221.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
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!