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KJ9430 , Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.7717,-109.196 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | unpublished field data |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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KJ9430 (DMNH 1186) | Johnson K. R. (2003) | Almond | 140m above the top of the Erickson Sandstone | mudstone | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Monocotyledoneae subclass | Plantae : Angiospermae : Monocotyledoneae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Palmae family | Plantae : Angiospermae : Arecales : Palmae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Taxodiaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Magnoliopsida class | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pseudoctenis sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Pseudoctenis | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pteridopsida class | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hausmannia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Dipteridaceae : Hausmannia | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Lygodium sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Lygodiaceae : Lygodium | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Johnson K. R. (2003) Denver Museum of Nature & Science archival records of Kirk Johnson fieldwork in Cretaceous rocks of the Rocky Mountain region. |
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!