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USGS Loc. 13739, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.9019,-93.0858 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Minnesota, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Dakota County, Minnesota, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 13739, Twin City Brick Co. pit | Cobban W. A. (1983) | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unnamed lithostratigraphic unit, for which stratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Late Turonian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy; Prionocyclus novimexicanus zone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local section. | "siliciclastic" | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Prionocyclus novimexicanus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus novimexicanus | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cobban W. A. (1983) Molluscan fossil record from the northeastern part of the Upper Cretaceous seaway, Western Interior, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1253, 1-25 |
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!