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St Johns, Supai Salt Basin, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.4722,-109.325 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Arizona, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Supai Salt Basin, Arizona, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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St Johns, Kraterokheirodon | Irmis R. B., Parker W. G. (2005) | Chinle - Bluewater Creek/Blue Mesa | The Chinle in this area consists of Shinarump, Bluewater Creek, and Blue Mesa Members. The specimen was probably collected from either near the base of the Blue Mesa Member or near the top of the Bluewater Creek Member. Recent radiometric dates (Irmis & Mundil 2008) place all of these strata in the Norian. | not reported | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Kraterokheirodon colberti species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kraterokheirodon : Kraterokheirodon colberti | 228 - 208.5 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
Irmis R. B., Parker W. G. (2005) Unusual tetrapod teeth from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation, USA, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42, 1339-1345 |
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!