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USGS locality 5688, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Las Animas County, Colorado, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.6833,-104.183 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Las Animas County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 5688, Apishapa Canyon, CO, Raton Fm | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | 100' above Delagua coal bed | "siliciclastic" | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
USGS locality 5689, 1 mile northeast of USGS locality 5688, CO, Raton Fm | Brown R. W. (1962) | Raton | In the zone of middle coal group | "siliciclastic" | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Magnolia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : Magnolia | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Ficus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : Ficus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!