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Buffalo Quarry, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.3481,-106.699 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Johnson County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Buffalo Quarry, Smith Ranch | Carpenter K., Miles C. A., et al (2001) | Morrison | 5 m above base of Morrison Fm. | sandstone | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hesperosaurus mjosi species | Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stegosauridae : Hesperosaurus : Hesperosaurus mjosi | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
References
Carpenter K., Miles C. A., et al (2001) New primitive stegosaur from the Morrison Formation, Wyoming, The Armored Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 55-75 |
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!