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Salt Lake County Arctodus, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.5167,-111.933 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Utah, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Salt Lake County, Utah, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Salt Lake County Arctodus | Nelson M. E., Madsen, Jr. J. H. (1983) | there is a "radiocarbon date of 12,650 +/- 70 Y.B.P." (no further details given) | sandstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arctodus simus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Arctodus : Arctodus simus | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Nelson M. E., Madsen, Jr. J. H. (1983) A giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) from the Pleistocene of northern Utah, Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 86 1, 1-9 |
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!