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Protathyris Community of the Laketown Dolomite, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.3778,-115.342 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Protathyris Community of the Laketown Dolomite, Lincoln County, Nevada | Boucot A. J. (1999) | Laketown Dolomite | Laketown Dolomite spans Llandovery to Wenlock. Community is said to span Wenlock to Ludlow. | dolomite | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Protathyris sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Protathyris | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
Meristina sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristina | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
Camarotoechia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Boucot A. J. (1999) Some Wenlockian-Geddinian, chiefly brachiopod dominated communities of North America, Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 549-591 |
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!