There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

279 Ma (Permian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Willow Tank - upper	17	105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Aztec Sandstone	1	201.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Moenkopi	1	247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Toroweap	21	279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Crocodylia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Baenidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Adocus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : *Adocus*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Trionychidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Dromaeosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Dinosauria order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Thyreophora unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Thyreophora	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Iguanodontia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontia	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Ceratodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : *Ceratodus*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Titanosauriformes unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauriformes	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Tyrannosauroidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Tyrannosauroidea	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Naomichelys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Solemydidae : *Naomichelys*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Holostei infraclass	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holostei	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Macroelongatoolithus carlylei species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Macroelongatoolithus : *Macroelongatoolithus carlylei*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Testudinata unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Penniretepora oppositus species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Penniretepora : *Penniretepora oppositus*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Septopora bilateralis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora : *Septopora bilateralis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Reteporidra anaphora species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Reteporidra : *Reteporidra anaphora*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Wjatkella permiana species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Wjatkella : *Wjatkella permiana*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Polypora sargaensis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora : *Polypora sargaensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Brasilichnium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chelichnopodidae : *Brasilichnium*	201.3 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Obnixia thaynesiana species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Notothyrididae : Obnixia : *Obnixia thaynesiana*	251.2 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic

Fossil Localities

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USA

Nevada
- Clark County
  - Mesozoic🐚 Atlatl Rock tracksite
  - Early/Lower Triassic🐚 USGS 7885 green
  - Permian🐚 Valley of Fire Road

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10197637

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