Also known as UMNH VP Locs. 6, 62

Where: Iron County, Utah (37.7° N, 113.0° W: paleocoordinates 45.9° N, 83.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Iron Springs Formation, Late/Upper Santonian to Late/Upper Santonian (85.8 - 70.6 Ma)

• Age of Iron Springs Formation is poorly constrained. Eaton et al. (2014) obtained radiometric dates from the Iron Springs Formation. They reported an 40Ar/39Ar age of 83.1±1.1 Ma from a blue biotite ash found in Parowan Canyon, east of Parowan Gap. However, age may extend back to the latest Cenomanian (Goldstrand, 1990; Fillmore, 1991; Eaton et al. 2001)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: J. G. Eaton. 1999. Vertebrate paleontology of the Iron Springs Formation, Upper Cretaceous, southwestern Utah. In D. D. Gillette (ed.), Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1:339-343 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 14409: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Matthew Carrano

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