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A. Clarke and Sons' Gravel Pit, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 51.1806,-114.451 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Alberta, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberta, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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A. Clarke and Sons' Gravel Pit | Churcher C. S. (1968) | Cited Lowden et al 1967 for absolute dates. | gravel | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bison antiquus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison antiquus | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Rangifer caribou species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Rangifer : Rangifer caribou | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus conversidens species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus conversidens | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Churcher C. S. (1968) Pleistocene ungulates from the Bow River gravels at Cochrane, Alberta, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 5, 1467-1488 doi:10.1139/e68-145 |
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!