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UCMP M-7285, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.45,-117.783 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
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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UCMP M-7285, Palmetto Wash, Esmerelda Co. [Harkless Fm] | Onken B. R., Signor P. W. (1988) | Harkless | The 610 m thick formation overlies the Poleta Formation and is conformably overlain by the Mule Spring Formation. AGE: Waucoban; refined by A. Hendy (6/2009) on the basis of biostratigraphic data (= Bonnia-Olenellus zone). Actually Dyeran (Upper Waucoban) | "limestone" | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Salterella sp. genus | Agmata : Salterellidae : Salterella | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Lidaconus sp. genus | Animalia : Problematica : Lidaconus | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Trilobita class | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Brachiopoda phylum | Animalia : Brachiopoda | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Echinodermata phylum | Animalia : Echinodermata | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Mollusca phylum | Animalia : Mollusca | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Porifera phylum | Animalia : Porifera | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
References
Onken B. R., Signor P. W. (1988) Lidaconus palmettoensis n. gen. and sp. : an enigmatic Early Cambrian fossil from western Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 62 2, 172-180 |
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!