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Thaynes Ridge, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.6545,-111.609 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Utah, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Salt Lake County, Utah, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Thaynes Ridge, Beartrap Fork, Big Cottonwood Creek, Wasatch Mountains | Rigby J. K., Gosney T. C. (1983) | Thaynes | "limestone" | 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cypellospongia fimbriartis species | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida : Euplectellidae : Cypellospongia : Cypellospongia fimbriartis | 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
References
Rigby J. K., Gosney T. C. (1983) First reported Triassic lyssakid sponges from North America, Journal of Paleontology 57 4, 787-796 |
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!