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USGS locality 5738, Elbert County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.2219,-104.224 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Elbert County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 5738, 6 mi. NW. of Ramah, CO Dawson Arkose | Brown R. W. (1962) | Dawson Arkose | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hypnum coloradense species | Hypnum : Hypnum coloradense | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Lastrea goldiana species | Lastrea : Lastrea goldiana | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Myrtophyllum torreyi species | Myrtophyllum : Myrtophyllum torreyi | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Laurophyllum perseanum species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Laurophyllum : Laurophyllum perseanum | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cissus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Cissus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Prunus coloradensis species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Prunus : Prunus coloradensis | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Anemia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Anemiaceae : Anemia | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Lygodium sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Lygodiaceae : Lygodium | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!