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USNM 41355, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.9069,-107.994 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | unpublished field data |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USNM 41355 | Wilf P. (2000) | Wasatch - Ramsey Ranch | siltstone | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glyptostrobus europaeus species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus : Glyptostrobus europaeus | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Alnus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Apocynaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Gentianales : Apocynaceae | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Equisetum sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Thelypteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Thelypteridaceae : Thelypteris | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
Woodwardia gravida species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Blechnaceae : Woodwardia : Woodwardia gravida | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Wilf P. (2000) Late Paleocene-early Eocene climate changes in southwestern Wyoming: Paleobotanical analysis, Geological Society America Bulletin 112 2, 292-307 |
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!