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YPM bulk sample - Westbrook [Presumpscot Fm], Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.6769,-70.3711 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Maine, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cumberland County, Maine, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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YPM bulk sample - Westbrook [Presumpscot Fm] | Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) | Champlain Clay | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Champlain Clay (Leda Clay). AGE: Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown stratigraphic details. | siltstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Serripes : Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Macoma (Macoma) calcarea species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) calcarea | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Mytilus edulis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Nucula (Nucula) proxima species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) proxima | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) arenaria | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Thracia (Crassithracia) septentrionalis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia (Crassithracia) septentrionalis | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions |
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!