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Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.835,-115.44 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Clark County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Spring Mountains, at Goodsprings, Toroweap Beta bed 1 | McKee E. D. (1938) | Toroweap | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian | |
Spring Mountains, at Goodsprings, Toroweap Beta bed 4 | McKee E. D. (1938) | Toroweap | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Composita sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Meekella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Peniculauris ivesi species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Peniculauris : Peniculauris ivesi | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Stenolaemata class | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Archaeocidaris sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Archaeocidaridae : Archaeocidaris | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
References
McKee E. D. (1938) The environment and history of the Toroweap and Kaibab Formations of northern Arizona and southern Utah, Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 492, 1-268 |
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!