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Weyquosque Cliffs , Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.3347,-70.7369 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Massachusetts, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Weyquosque Cliffs (eastern marl bed) | Rathbun M. J. (1935) | "greensand layer, eastern marl bed" | sandstone | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Archaeoplax signifera species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Retroplumidae : Retropluma : Archaeoplax signifera | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Rathbun M. J. (1935) Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, Geological Society of America Special Paper 2, 1-160 |
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!