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Cape Fear Arch, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.76,-78.27 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | North Carolina, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cape Fear Arch, Long Bay ship channel, core BS92-12 | Allmon W., Harris W. (2008) | Bald Head Shoals | 55 feet depth. Harris and Laws (1994) suggested that the BHS is Thanetian in age and could therefore be assigned to Global Coastal Onlap Cycle TA2.1 of Haq et al. (1987) or the TP2.1 Cycle of Baum and Vail. | packstone | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Haustator zulloi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator zulloi | 59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
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!