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York Harbor , Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 49.0639,-58.3808 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Harbor (Holocene) | Richards H. G. (1962) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: No lithostratigraphic unit reported in text. From emergent features along coast increasng in elevation to 250 ft above sea level. AGE: Late Wisconsin (Richards 1940). Coleman (1926) favored multiple glacial events, although MacClintock and Twenhofel (1940) and Richards (1940) indicate that deposits in Newfoundland are isochronous. | claystone | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Hiatella (Hiatella) arcticaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
| Mytilus edulis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
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!
