Also known as Black Hills
Where: Wyoming (44.7° N, 104.2° W: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 59.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Cretaceous Formation, Cretaceous (145.0 - 66.0 Ma)
• Due to the 19th century date of publication, the "Cretaceous Formation" is the highest stratigraphic resolution for this collection.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: L.F. Ward. 1899. The Cretaceous formation of the Black Hills as as indicated by the fossil plants. Cretaceous Formation of the Black Hills [B. Tiffney/J. Fosdick/B. Tiffney]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32035: authorized by Bruce Tiffney, entered by Julia Fosdick on 01.06.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)