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Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport, Kansas, USA
| Group | Colorado |
|---|---|
| Formation | Carlile Shale |
| Member | Fairport |
| Age: | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Turonian |
| Lithology | chalk, "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 10 |
| Number of Occurrences | 22 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| KUVP Ellis-5 | Ellis County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| Russell County Terminonaris locality | Russell County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| Near Alton [FHSM VP-2149] | Osborne County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| 6 mi southeast of Ness City | Ness County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| near Downs | Osborne County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| east-central Ellis County | Ellis County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| roadcut | Russell County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| near Paradise Creek | Russell County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
| 3 mi south of Solomon | Dickinson County, Kansas, USA | Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado - Niobrara - Smoky Hill Chalk | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk, "shale", "carbonate", mudstone, "limestone", "shale"/"limestone" | 127 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
