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Crabb River - Bell , Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 48.1917,-58.8167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Crabb River - Bell (1948) | Bell W. A. (1948) | Searston Beds | "The strata on Crabbs River are downfaulted on the southeast against grey and brownish siltstone, which is underlain by gypsum. .....The northwest boundary of the Searston beds is lidewise a fault, for although a fault contact is not actually exposed, the Searston beds stand vertically, with their top surfaces to the southeast." (Bell, 1948- p. 20) | siltstone | 358.9 - 323.2 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Lepidodendron sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron | 358.9 - 323.2 Ma Paleozoic |
Rhacopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rhacopteris | 358.9 - 323.2 Ma Paleozoic |
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!