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Fort Polk Herpetofauna, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.1017,-93.1614 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Louisiana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Fort Polk | Williams M. (2005) | claystone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene | ||
Fort Polk Herpetofauna | Williams M. J. (2009) | not reported | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bufonidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Bufonidae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Ranidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Batrachosauroides sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Proteida : Batrachosauroididae : Batrachosauroides | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Crocodylia order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Colubridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Serpentes unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Eumeces sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae : Eumeces | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Testudines order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
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!