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P3856, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.1228,-104.629 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Wyoming, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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P3856 | Dorf E (1942) | Lance | 100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Typha sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Typha | 100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Filicites sp. genus | Filicites | 100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Trapa microphylla species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : Trapa : Trapa microphylla | 100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Equisetum sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum | 100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Dorf E (1942) Upper Cretaceous floras of the Rocky Mountain region; Flora of the Lance Formation at its type locality, Niobrara County, Wyoming, Contributions to Palaeontology |
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!