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North Wadham Spring, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.681,-112.444 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Montana, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Beaverhead County, Montana, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wadham Spring, Beaverhead County | Ciriacks K.W. (1963) | Park City - Franson | Davydov et al. 2017 dated an ash bed in the upper Meade Peak Member at 260.57 ± 0.07 / 0.14 / 0.31 Ma, indicating that the Meade Peak is as young as uppermost Capitanian. | "limestone" | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
| USGS 10848-PC, Wadhams Spring | Gordon M. (1966) | Phosphoria - Retort | 3.3 foot thick interval, 58.8 feet above base of member. Davydov et al. 2017 dated an ash bed in the upper Meade Peak Member at 260.57 ± 0.07 / 0.14 / 0.31 Ma, indicating that the Meade Peak is as young as uppermost Capitanian. | mudstone | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Stutchburia sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Permophoridae : Stutchburia | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
| Cyrtorostra varicostata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Cyrtorostridae : Cyrtorostra : Cyrtorostra varicostata | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
| Heteropecten vanvleeti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Heteropecten : Heteropecten vanvleeti | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
| Scaphellina concinna species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Scaphellinidae : Scaphellina : Scaphellina concinna | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
 Prographularia groenlandicaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Aulacocerida : Aulacoceratidae : Prographularia : Prographularia groenlandica | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
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!
