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Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Teton County, Idaho, USAi
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Neighbouring regions:
Pine Creek Mining District, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
249248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249248:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Twin Creek Limestone - Leeds Creek11166.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Twin Creek Limestone - Sliderock4170.3 - 168.3 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Twin Creek Limestone - Rich4170.3 - 167.7 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cossmannea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae : Cossmannea170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Camptonectes
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gryphaea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Plagiostoma
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pronoella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Trapezidae : Pronoella166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Protocardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Echinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gryphaea planoconvexa
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea planoconvexa171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Astarte meeki
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte meeki166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pronoella cinnabarensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Arcticidae : Pronoella : Pronoella cinnabarensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Liostrea strigilecula
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea : Liostrea strigilecula170.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lyosoma powelli
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritidae : Lyosoma : Lyosoma powelli171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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