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Butte Creek, Logan County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.7833,-100.933 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Logan County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Butte Creek | Marsh O. C. | Colorado - Niobrara | "Upper Cretaceous, Niobrara" according to Shufeldt 1915 (age assignment based on age of other Niobrara collections) | chalk | 89.8 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Apatornis celer species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Apatornis : Apatornis celer | 89.8 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Toxochelys sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cynocercus : Toxochelys | 89.8 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!