Ant Hill Bioherm, Suplee-Izee, Oregon (Jurassic of the United States)
Where: Oregon (44.1° N, 119.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.6° N, 56.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Robertson Formation (Mowich Group), Early/Lower Jurassic (201.4 - 174.7 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; bafflestone and rudstone
• The Robertson Formation is comprised of a sandy pebble conglomerate, volcanic sandstone and minor grey limestone units.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. M. Fraser. 1997. Large epifaunal bivalves from Mesozoic buildups of Western North America. [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41470: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 14.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
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Lithiotis problematica Gümbel 1871 oyster | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Nerinea sp. Deshayes 1827 snail | |