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Avon Park Formation , Highlands County, Florida, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 27.5956,-81.5064 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Florida, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Highlands County, Florida, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Avon Park Formation (Florida) fauna | Oyen C. W., Portell R. W. (2001) | Avon Park | Data a composite of Avon Park Formation localities in Florida | "limestone" | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Goniasteridae family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Neolaganum sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Laganidae : Neolaganum | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
References
Oyen C. W., Portell R. W. (2001) Diversity patterns and biostratigraphy of Cenozoic echinodems from Florida, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 166, 193-218 |
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!