Russell, Lyon Co. (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Lyon County, Minnesota (44.3° N, 95.8° W: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 58.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Prionocyclus novimexicanus ammonoid zone, Late/Upper Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit, possibly glacial drift; stratigraphic provenance is not discussed, but possibly derived from Carlisle Shale. AGE: Late Turonian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy; Prionocyclus novimexicanus zone. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in local section.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary, calcareous shale

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Concretionary shale. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: concretion

Collected by Holt

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: T. Holt. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: W. A. Cobban. 1983. Molluscan fossil record from the northeastern part of the Upper Cretaceous seaway, Western Interior. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1253:1-25 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88031: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 30.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to ammonoids or bivalves described in text. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
Prionocyclus novimexicanus Marcou 1858 ammonite