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Portuguese Springs, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.989,-115.784 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | White Pine County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Portuguese Springs, White Pine County | Schiappa T. A., Spinosa C., et al (1995) | Lower Permian (Wolfcampian-Leonardian) strata, Units "Pa" to "Pgu" (defined by Larson and Riva, 1963), unconformably overlie the chert-clastic-rich packstone and wackestone of the Middle Pennsylvanian (Atokan-Desmoinesian) Ely Group. Conodonts Mesogondolella bisselli, Neostreptognathodus pequopensis indicate Artinskian age. | lime mudstone | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nevadoceras steelei species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Adrianitidae : Nevadoceras : Nevadoceras steelei | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
References
Schiappa T. A., Spinosa C., et al (1995) Nevadoceras, a new Early Permian adrianitid (Ammonoidea) from Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 69 6, 1073-1079 |
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!