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Galena , Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)42.4175,-90.4258
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationIllinois, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Galena (Snyder Collection)Leidy J.sandstone2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bison antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison antiquus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison latifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison latifrons2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygonus compressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus compressus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Procyon lotor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon : Procyon lotor2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anomodon snyderi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Anomodon : Anomodon snyderi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx jeffersonii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx jeffersonii2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Leidy J. [Remarks on ichthyorudiolites and on certain fossil Mammalia], Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22 1, 12-13
Leconte J. L. Notice of five new species of fossil Mammalia from Illinois, American Journal of Science and Arts 5, 102-106
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!
 
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