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Cape Foulweather, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.7722,-124.076 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Oregon, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Oregon, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cape Foulweather | Hannibal H. (1922) | Astoria | said to be from the "Seattle Shale": now interpreted as the Astoria Formation | not reported | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Desmostylus hesperus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : Desmostylus : Desmostylus hesperus | 20.44 - 15.97 Ma Miocene |
References
Hannibal H. (1922) Notes on Tertiary Sirenians of the Genus Desmostylus, Journal of Mammalogy 3 4, 238-240 |
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!