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Minnekahta Station, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.4333,-103.667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | South Dakota, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Minnekahta Station | Ward L.F. | Cretaceous | Due to the 19th century date of publication, the "Cretaceous Formation" is the highest stratigraphic resolution for this collection. | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous | |
Minnekahta Station #2 | Ward L.F. | Cretaceous | Due to the 19th century date of publication, the "Cretaceous Formation" is the highest stratigraphic resolution for this collection. | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cycadeoidea sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadeoideaceae : Cycadeoidea | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
Cycadeoidea dacotensis species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadeoideaceae : Cycadeoidea : Cycadeoidea dacotensis | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
Araucarioxylon sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucarioxylon | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
Gleichenia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
Asplenium sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Aspleniaceae : Asplenium | 145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous |
References
Ward L.F. The Cretaceous formation of the Black Hills as as indicated by the fossil plants, Cretaceous Formation of the Black Hills |
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!