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West-northwest of Fallon, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.5167,-101.133 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | North Dakota, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Morton County, North Dakota, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West-northwest of Fallon | Feldmann R. M., Holland, Jr. F. D. (1971) | Cannonball | material "is interpreted as a Pleistocene lag deposit from [near the middle of] the Cannonball Formation" | sandstone | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Nephrops buntingispecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Nephrops : Nephrops buntingi | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
 Nototeredo globosaspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Teredinidae : Nototeredo : Nototeredo globosa | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
 Drepanochilus sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Drepanochilus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
| Feldmann R. M., Holland, Jr. F. D. (1971) A new species of lobster from the Cannonball Formation (Paleocene) of North Dakota, Journal of Paleontology 45 5, 838-843 |
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!
