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near Cave City, Calaveras County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.1997,-120.501 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
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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near Cave City | Sinclair W. J. (1903) | gravel | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Testudinidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Sinclair W. J. (1903) A new tortoise from the auriferous gravels of California, Bulletin of the Departement of Geology, University of California Press 3 11, 243-248 |
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!