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USGS D9781, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.2667,-104.717 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | New Mexico, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Colfax County, New Mexico, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS D9781 | Walaszczyk I., Cobban W. A. (2006) | Niobrara | sandstone | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Magadiceramus subquadratus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Magadiceramus : Magadiceramus subquadratus | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Volviceramus involutus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Volviceramus : Volviceramus involutus | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Walaszczyk I., Cobban W. A. (2006) Palaeontology and stratigraphy of the Middle-Upper Coniacian and Santonian inoceramids of the US Western Interior, Acta Geologica Polonica 56 3, 241-348 |
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!