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Oyster-ammonite Conglomerate loc. I, Avannaata, Greenland
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 70.5792,-53.0917 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Avannaata, Greenland |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Oyster-ammonite Conglomerate loc. I, Agatdalen, Nugssuaq | Birkelund T. (1965) | "shale" | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Baculites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Discoscaphites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Discoscaphites | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites : Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Saghalinites wrighti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tetragonitidae : Saghalinites : Saghalinites wrighti | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Neophylloceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras | 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Birkelund T. (1965) Ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous of West Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland 179 7, 1-192 |
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!