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Star Canon, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)40.54,-118.14
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNevada, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Pershing County, Nevada, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Star Canon near mill, HumboldtGabb W. M.Dun GlenStratigraphic information from Sandy & Stanley (1993)"limestone"221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Star Canon, HumboldtGabb W. M."limestone"247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rhynchonella lingulata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella : Rhynchonella lingulata221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spiriferina homfrayi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Spiriferina : Spiriferina homfrayi221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rhaetina gregaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Angustothyrididae : Rhaetina : Rhaetina gregaria221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Daonella dubia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Halobiidae : Daonella : Daonella dubia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Posidonia stella
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Posidonia : Posidonia stella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Avicula homfrayi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Avicula : Avicula homfrayi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Monotis (Entomonotis) subcircularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Monotidae : Monotis : Monotis (Entomonotis) subcircularis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Gymnotoceras blakei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Gymnotoceras : Gymnotoceras blakei247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic

References

Gabb W. M. Description of the Triassic fossils of California and the adjacent territories, Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1, 19-35
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!
 
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