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USGS D2102, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.265,-104.255 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS D2102, Red Bird | Gill J. R., Cobban W. A., et al (1966) | Pierre Shale - Mitten Black Shale | Unit 21, 217-233 feet above the base of the Mitten Member | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Inoceramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Baculites cobbani species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites cobbani | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hoploscaphites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!