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9.5 miles south of Wickiup, Emery County, Utah, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.785,-110.695 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Utah, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Emery County, Utah, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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9.5 miles south of Wickiup, Alpha bed 1 | McKee E. D. (1938) | Kaibab - Harrisburg | Alpha member | "limestone" | 272.3 - 268.8 Ma Permian |
9.5 miles south of Wickiup, Beta bed 1 | McKee E. D. (1938) | Kaibab - Fossil Mountain | Beta member | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Squamularia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Squamularia | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Timaniella pseudocamerata species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferellidae : Timaniella : Timaniella pseudocamerata | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Waagenoconcha sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Waagenoconcha | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Euphemites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euphemitidae : Euphemites | 272.3 - 268.8 Ma Permian |
References
McKee E. D. (1938) The environment and history of the Toroweap and Kaibab Formations of northern Arizona and southern Utah, Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 492, 1-268 |
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!