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Hebgen Mining District, Gallatin County, Montana, USAi
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PlacePopulation
West Yellowstone1,339 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
419234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419234:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences71
Youngest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed501 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sawtooth2170.3 - 168.3 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Sappington - unit E2358.9 - 353.8 Ma (Paleozoic)
Pilgrim57497 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Gros Ventre10501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hyolithes
genus
Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Baltagnostus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Baltagnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kormagnostus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Kormagnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Nixonella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Shirakiellidae : Nixonella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Ankoura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Ankoura501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Arapahoia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Plethopeltidae : Arapahoia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Blountia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Blountia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Bolaspidella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Menomoniidae : Bolaspidella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Bynumia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Bynumia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cedaria
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Cedariidae : Cedaria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cedarina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Cedariidae : Cedarina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Coosia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Coosia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Coosella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Coosellidae : Coosella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Coosina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Coosina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Densonella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Menomoniidae : Densonella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Genevievella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Llanoaspididae : Genevievella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Holcacephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Norwoodiidae : Holcacephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kingstonia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Kingstonia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Maryvillia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Maryvillia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Meteoraspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tricrepicephalidae : Meteoraspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Modocia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Marjumiidae : Modocia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Paracedaria
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Llanoaspididae : Paracedaria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Syspacheilus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Syspacheilus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Talbotina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Talbotina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Tricrepicephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tricrepicephalidae : Tricrepicephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Uncaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Uncaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dicellomus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Dicellomus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Lingulella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dysoristus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Dysoristidae : Dysoristus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Micromitra
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Paterinidae : Micromitra501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Tylothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Tylothyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Eocrinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Rhipidomella missouriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella missouriensis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Parachondroceras andrewsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Otoitidae : Parachondroceras : Parachondroceras andrewsi170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Parachondroceras filicostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Otoitidae : Parachondroceras : Parachondroceras filicostatum170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

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