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USGS D1021-CO, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.9739,-117.962 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS D1021-CO | Robinson P. T., Stewart J. H., et al (1976) | Palmetto | "probably zone 9 of Elles and Wood, 1914, but could be zone 10" | "shale" | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
USGS D2245-CO | Robinson P. T., Stewart J. H., et al (1976) | Palmetto | "shale" | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Caryocaris sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Caryocarididae : Caryocaris | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Climacograptus sp. genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Climacograptus | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Dicellograptus sextans species | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Dicellograptus : Dicellograptus sextans | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Glyptograptus sp. genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Retiolitidae : Glyptograptus | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Diplograptus sp. genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Diplograptus | 470 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Dichograptidae family | Animalia : Hemichordata : Dichograptidae | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Paratetragraptus approximatus species | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Phyllograptidae : Paratetragraptus : Paratetragraptus approximatus | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Robinson P. T., Stewart J. H., et al (1976) Geologic map of the Rhyolite Ridge quadrangle, Esmeralda County, Nevada doi:10.3133/gq1325 |
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!