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Lake Oahe, Emmons County, North Dakota, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.0253,-100.37 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | North Dakota, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Emmons County, North Dakota, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Oahe | Hoganson J. W., McDonald H. G. (2007) | "very thin and discontinuous late Wisconsinan glacial drift, including river sediments, overlies the Cretaceous Pierre Formation at this site... [the specimen] was found totally exposed on the Lake Oahe beach associated with modern bison and other bones and cultural artifacts weathering out of an Extended Middle Missouri Tradition variant village archeological site referred to as the Havens site... An accelerator mass spectrometer age of 11, 915 ± 40 years ago (CAMS-87696) was established for hi | not reported | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Megalonyx jeffersoniispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx jeffersonii | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
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!
