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Cucomungo Canyon, Inyo County, California, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.3167,-117.767 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | California, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Inyo County, California, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucomungo Canyon, 4161 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Mule Spring Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cucomungo Canyon, 4162 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Saline Valley | Older parts of this zone are represented by beds containing Wanneria (Palmer, 1964) in the Saline Valley Formation of the Inyo-White Mountain region, which together with still older Olenellus-bearing beds of the Harkless Formation are western time-equivalents of the Zabriskie Quartzite. | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Cucomungo Canyon, 7179 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Mule Spring Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cucomungo Canyon, 7181 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Mule Spring Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Bonnia sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dorypygidae : Bonnia | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Bristolia anteros species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Bristolia : Bristolia anteros | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Bristolia bristolensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Bristolia : Bristolia bristolensis | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Olenellus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Peachella iddingsi species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Holmiidae : Peachella : Peachella iddingsi | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Wanneria sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Wanneria | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
References
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!
