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USGS Mesozoic loc. 27039, Teton County, Montana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 47.6167,-112.767 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Montana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Teton County, Montana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic loc. 27039, Sun River area, Western Montana | Imlay R. W. (1962) | Sawtooth - Upper Siltstone | from upper silty member of Sawtooth formation; the Upper Siltstone member is probably of Bathonian age | siltstone | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pinna sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Camptonectes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Arctocephalites (Cranocephalites) maculatus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Cardioceratidae : Arctocephalites : Arctocephalites (Cranocephalites) maculatus | 168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Imlay R. W. (1962) Jurassic (Bathonian or Early Callovian) Ammonites from Alaska and Montana, Geological Survey Professional Paper 374-C, 1-32 |
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!