east of Eureka (Cretaceous of the United States)
Also known as Berthiaume
Where: Eureka County, Nevada (39.5° N, 116.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 45.4° N, 53.1° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Weber Formation, Early/Lower Cretaceous (143.1 - 100.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, sideritic shale
• The material is preserved in a siliceous shale, thinly laminated and of a buff to gray color.
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by S. A. Berthiaume in 1939; reposited in the CIT
Primary reference: L. David. 1941. Leptolepis nevadensis, a new Cretaceous fish. Journal of Paleontology 15(3):318-321 [M. Bell/M. Bell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 140554: authorized by Mark Bell, entered by Mark Bell on 12.03.2013
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Leptolepis nevadensis David 1941 | |