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Smith Point, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.1667,-123.85 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Oregon, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Clatsop County, Oregon, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Smith Point, Astoria | Nomland J. O. (1917) | Astoria | "shale" | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Caryophyllia oregonensis species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Caryophyllia oregonensis | 33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Nomland J. O. (1917) New fossil corals from the Pacific coast, University of California Publications in Geology 10 13, 185-190 |
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!