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Pyramid Butte, Slope County, North Dakota, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)46.4186,-103.977
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationNorth Dakota, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Slope County, North Dakota, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Pyramid Butte, DMNH 427Wilf P., Labandeira C. C., et al (2006)Fort Union - Ludlow"siliciclastic"66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Browniea serrata
species
Browniea : Browniea serrata66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Dilleniidae
subclass
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Dilleniidae66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Magnoliopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Penosphyllum cordatum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malvales : Malvaceae : Penosphyllum : Penosphyllum cordatum66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Paranymphaea crassifolia
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Nymphaeales : Nymphaeaceae : Paranymphaea : Paranymphaea crassifolia66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Nelumbago montanum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Nelumbonaceae : Nelumbago : Nelumbago montanum66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Platanaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Platanus raynoldsi
species
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Platanus : Platanus raynoldsi66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Flacourtiaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Flacourtiaceae66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Populus sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus66 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene

References

Wilf P., Labandeira C. C., et al (2006) Decoupled plant and insect diversity after the end-Cretaceous extinction, Science 313, 1112-1115
Manchester S.R., Hickey L.J. (2007) Reproductive and vegetative organs of Browniea gen. n. (Nyssaceae) from the Paleocene of North America., International Journal of Plant Sciences 168 2, 229-249
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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