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Lost Chicken Creek , Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 64.0533,-141.877 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Alaska, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Chicken Creek (Purdy Collection) | Harington C. R. (1980) | "late Wisconsin" with bone collagen radiocarbon dates of "26 760 +/- 300 years BP" (Equus sp., specimen collected in 1965 somewhere in the area but apparently not at the site), "20 500 +/- 390 years BP" (Symbos cavifrons), "10370 +/- 160 years BP" (bison tibia), and "10050 +/- 150 years BP" (Cervus elaphus) | siltstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Harington C. R. (1980) Pleistocene mammals from Lost Chicken Creek, Alaska, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17 2, 168-198 |
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!
