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Yucca Flat, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.0833,-115.75 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Nevada, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Yucca Flat | Valent M., Fatka O., et al (2017) | Dunderberg Shale | "shale" | 501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nevadalites palmeri species | Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Slapylitidae : Nevadalites : Nevadalites palmeri | 501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
References
Valent M., Fatka O., et al (2017) Slapylitidae: a new family of hyolithids (Cambrian–?Devonian; Baltica, Laurentia, Gondwana), Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 91, 497-505 doi:10.1007/s12542-017-0369-1 |
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!