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USGS Mesozoic D5668, Garfield County, Montana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 47.013,-107.803 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Montana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Garfield County, Montana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Mesozoic D5668, east-northeast of Mosby | Cobban W. A. (1987) | Montana - Bearpaw Shale | Bearpaw Shale, from limestone concretions in bentonitic unit about 213 m above base of formation. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhaeboceras halli species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Rhaeboceras : Rhaeboceras halli | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cobban W. A. (1987) The Upper Cretaceous ammonite Rhaeboceras Meek in the western interior of the United States, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1477, 1-15 |
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!