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Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska, USAi
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OgallalaCity
Keith CountyCounty
NebraskaState
USACountry

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PlacePopulation
Ogallala4,570 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
46868
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46868:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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1 valid mineral.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed10.3 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lemoynea
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Lemoynea10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Felidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Epicyon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mylagaulidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dipoides
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Dipoides10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Megatylopus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Megatylopus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pseudoceras
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Gelocidae : Pseudoceras10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Neohipparion
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Neohipparion10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aphelops
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Gomphotheriidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Teleoceras fossiger
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : Teleoceras fossiger10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Bassariscus ogallalae
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Bassariscus : Bassariscus ogallalae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Paramicrotoscoptes hibbardi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Paramicrotoscoptes : Paramicrotoscoptes hibbardi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Equini
tribe		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equini10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Tayassuinae
subfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Tayassuinae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q663854
GeoNames ID:5698040


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