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Wilcox Peak, Alberta, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 52.2333,-117.233 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alberta, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alberta, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wilcox Peak, section W, 107.3 m | Westrop S. R. (1986) | Bison Creek | Ellipsocephaloides zone, E. silvestris subzone | "limestone" | 498.5 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Wilcox Peak, section W, 275.4 m | Westrop S. R. (1986) | Mistaya | Saukia zone, Proricephalus wilcoxensis subzone, Plethopeltis-catillicephalid biofacies | "limestone" | 498.5 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Wilcox Peak, section W, 287.4-300.7 m | Westrop S. R. (1986) | Mistaya | Saukia zone, Plethometopus glaber subzone, Plethopeltis-catillicephalid biofacies | "limestone" | 498.5 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
References
Westrop S. R. (1986) Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Sunwaptan Stage, southern Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Palaeontographica Canadiana 3, 1-179 |
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!