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Summit Spring Pass, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.55,-115.2 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | White Pine County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Summit Spring Pass | Meek F. B. | Thaynes | "Probably upper carboniferous" according to Meek. Specimens later found in Thaynes Formation. | "limestone" | 251.2 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Summit Spring Pass (40th parallel expedition) | Meek F. B. | "limestone" | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bathymyonia nevadensis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Bathymyonia : Bathymyonia nevadensis | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Entolioides utahensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Entolioides : Entolioides utahensis | 251.2 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
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!