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Blue Point, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.7333,-110.817
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationArizona, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Coconino County, Arizona, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Blue Point, AZ (A1-1)Elder W. P. (1987)Mancos ShaleBed horizon is the sample number not the lithologic unit number. The lithologic unit numbers that correspond to the sample numbers given can be found in reference for collection (Elder, 87).sandstone99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Mesostoma sp.
genus
Mesostoma99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Serpula sp.
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lucina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lithophaga sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoptera sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Pseudoptera99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gryphaeostrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vulsella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Vulsella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Corbula sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymbophora sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Cymbophora99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metoicoceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sciponoceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Sciponoceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Elder W. P. (1987) The paleoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian (Cretaceous) stage boundary extinctions at Black Mesa, Arizona, Palaios 2 1, 24-40 doi:10.2307/3514570
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