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Sand Draw , Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 42.8,-108.183 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fremont County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sand Draw (UF 18131) | Manchester S. R., Chen Z. D. (1998) | Fort Union | About 6 feet stratigraphically below UF 18130. | "shale" | 66 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cranea wyomingensis species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Cranea : Cranea wyomingensis | 66 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Manchester S. R., Chen Z. D. (1998) A new genus of Coryloideae (Betulaceae) from the Paleocene of North America, International Journal of Plant Sciences 159 3, 522-532 |
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!