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Northwest ridge of Mt. Jura, Plumas County, California, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.0881,-120.808 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | California, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Plumas County, California, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Northwest ridge of Mt. Jura | Crickmay C. H. (1933) | Thompson | Bajocian age based on Nerinea thompsonensis, which is Bajocian according to Sohl 1965 "Marine Jurassic Gastropods, Central and Southern Utah" | tuff | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ptyctothyris phlegethontis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Ptyctothyris : Ptyctothyris phlegethontis | 170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic |
References
Crickmay C. H. (1933) Attempt to Zone the North American Jurassic on the Basis of its Brachiopods, Geological Society America Bulletin 44, 871-894 |
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!