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USGS locality 8253, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.487,-74.836 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Montana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS locality 8253, 2 miles east of Powder River bridge, Mizpah | Brown R. W. (1962) | Tullock | coal | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene | |
USGS locality 9192, North side of Ekalaka-Mizpah road | Brown R. W. (1962) | Tullock | "siliciclastic" | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glyptostrobus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Quercus sullyi species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : Quercus : Quercus sullyi | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Brown R. W. (1962) Paleocene flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 375, 1-119 |
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!