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Canton Lake, Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.1167,-98.6333
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationOklahoma, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA

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CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Canton LakeGordon C. L., Czaplewski N. J. (1998)"The Quaternary deposit may represent the third terrace of the North Canadian River... which is thought to reflect the Illinoian glacial stage."siltstone0.3 - 0.012 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Smilodon fatalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Smilodon : Felis fatalis0.3 - 0.012 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus columbi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi0.3 - 0.012 Ma
Pleistocene
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda0.3 - 0.012 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Gordon C. L., Czaplewski N. J. (1998) Second record of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, in Oklahoma, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 78, 133-135
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