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USGS Mesozoic Loc. 24317, Calaveras County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.0992,-120.662 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Calaveras County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic Loc. 24317 | Imlay R. W. (1961) | Mariposa | not reported | 161.2 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) | 161.2 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
References
Imlay R. W. (1961) Late Jurassic ammonites from the western Sierra Nevada, California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 374-D, D-1-D-28 |
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!