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Spring Creek, Garza County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.2,-101.2 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Garza County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Spring Creek | Evans G. L., Meade G. E. (1945) | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Camelops sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Elephantidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
Mylodontidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae | 1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Evans G. L., Meade G. E. (1945) , University of Texas Publication 4401 |
Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals |
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!