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USGS Loc. D304, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.6667,-105.467 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Larimer County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. D2854, Larimer Co. [Pierre Shale] | Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (2000) | Pierre Shale | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Pierre Shale, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Late Campanian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy; Exiteloceras jenneyi zone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within the formation. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
USGS Loc. D304, Larimer Co. [Terry Sandstone Mbr, Pierre Shale] | Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (2000) | Pierre Shale - Terry Sandstone | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Terry Sandstone Mbr of the Pierre Shale, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Late Campanian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy; Exiteloceras jenneyi zone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within member. | sandstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Solenoceras larimerense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras : Solenoceras larimerense | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Exiteloceras jenneyi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Exiteloceras : Exiteloceras jenneyi | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (2000) Late Campanian (Cretaceous) heteromorph ammonites, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 251, 1-88 |
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!