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USGS Mesozoic 5981, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)43.363,-104.265
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationWyoming, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Niobrara CountyKennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (1996)Fox Hillssandstone70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
USGS Mesozoic 5981, Lance CreekKennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (1996)Fox Hillssandstone70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Coahuilites sheltoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Coahuilites : Coahuilites sheltoni70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus : Sphenodiscus pleurisepta70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Kennedy W. J., Landman N. H., et al (1996) The Maastrichtian ammonites Coahuilites sheltoni Böse, 1928, and Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad, 1857), from the uppermost Pierre Shale and basal Fox Hills Formation of Colorado and Wyoming, American Museum Novitates 3186, 1-14
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