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NY Loc. 6 - Robbins Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.9694,-72.4619 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | New York, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Suffolk County, New York, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Loc. 6 - Robbins Island | Richards H. G. (1962) | Jacobs Sand | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: No specific lithostratigraphic unit listed in text. Presumably from Jacobs Sand based on vague locality description (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon-earlies Wisconsin (MacClintock and Richards 1962), Pleistocene (Richards 1962). | "siliciclastic" | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Anadara (Larkinia) transversaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Larkinia) transversa | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
| Crassostrea virginica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea virginica | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
| Mercenaria mercenaria species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mercenaria : Mercenaria mercenaria | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
 Ilyanassa trivittataspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Ilyanassa : Ilyanassa trivittata | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
| Crepidula fornicata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : Crepidula fornicata | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
| Richards H. G. (1962) Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America, Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52 3, 1-142 |
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!
