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Atlatl Rock tracksite, Clark County, Nevada, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.4176,-114.552
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNevada, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Clark County, Nevada, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
turtle bonebed, Valley of Fire State ParkBonde J. W., Varricchio D. J., et al (2008)Willow Tank - upper"upper mudrock member""siliciclastic"105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Valley of Fire State Park (PROXY)Bonde J. W., Varricchio D. J., et al (2008)Willow Tank - upper"upper mudrock member"sandstone105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Atlatl Rock tracksiteBonde J. W., Varricchio D. J., et al (2008)Aztec Sandstonesandstone201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Holostei
infraclass
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holostei105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Iguanodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Fulgurotherium : Iguanodontia105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Thyreophora
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Lusitanosaurus : Thyreophora105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Brasilichnium sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chelichnopodidae : Brasilichnium201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Crocodylia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Naomichelys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Solemydidae : Naomichelys105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Protochelys : Testudinata105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Adocus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Baenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Tyrannosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Chingkankousaurus : Tyrannosauroidea105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Dromaeosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Macroelongatoolithus : Macroelongatoolithus carlylei105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Titanosauriformes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Macrurosaurus : Titanosauriformes105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous

References

Bonde J. W., Varricchio D. J., et al (2008) Dinosaurs and dunes! Sedimentology and paleontology of the Mesozoic in the Valley of Fire State Park, Field Guide to Plutons, Volcanoes, Faults, Reefs, Dinosaurs, and Possible Glaciation in Selected Areas of Arizona, California, and Nevada: Geological Society of America Field Guide 11, 249-262 doi:10.1130/2008.fld011(11)
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!
 
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