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Gabbs - Upper, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
| Formation | Gabbs |
|---|---|
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Interval | Sevatian |
| Lithology | siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Cochloceras Association | Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA | Gabbs - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbs - Lower | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | mudstone | 8 |
| Gabbs - Middle | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | packstone, siltstone | 49 |
| Sunrise | 199 - 174 Ma Jurassic | siltstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "limestone" | 9 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Choristoceras sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Choristoceratidae : Choristoceras | 212 - 205.6 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Choristoceras marshi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Choristoceratidae : Choristoceras : Choristoceras marshi | 212 - 205.6 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
References
| Laws R. A. (1982) Late triassic depositional environments and molluscan associations from west-central Nevada, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 37 2-4, 131-148 |
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!
