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Fairhaven Cliffs, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.7408,-76.5558 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Maryland, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Fairhaven Cliffs, Zone 3b | Kellogg R. (1957) | Chesapeake - Calvert - Fairhaven | Zone 3b | claystone | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Isurus sillimanii species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus sillimanii | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Schizodelphis sulcatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae : Schizodelphis : Delphinus sulcatus | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Phocageneus venustus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Remingtonocetidae : Phocageneus : Phocageneus venustus | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Metaxytherium crataegense species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Metaxytherium : Metaxytherium crataegense | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Phacoides sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Phacoides | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
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!