Mayflies

Virtual Museum ID: 19-AME918f

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Specimen Summary


From Whipsaw Creek, BC

Fossil specimen of a March Fly (Plecia sp.) from the Allenby Formation, Whipsaw Creek, British Columbia, about 20 km south of Pemberton.

These shales were deposited between 52.5 and 48 million years ago and allowed for preservation of delicate plants and animals such as this fly.

These deposits are ‘fluvial’, meaning that they formed in river environments. These shales were likely deposited in small, overgrown lakes and ponds on a floodplain, and the lack of oxygen in the still waters prevented decomposition of the animals after they died and sank to the bottom of the lake.

Preservation of large amounts of plant material in this same environment also formed the coal seams associated with this area of British Columbia.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Association for Mineral Exploration (AME)

Sub Collection:

-

Collection ID:

AME-918f

Virtual Museum ID:

19-AME918f

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2017-11-02

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Whipsaw Creek, British Columbia

Specific Site:

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UTM Easting:

674740.8976

UTM Northing:

5471118.269

Datum:

10 (NAD 83)

Coordinate Accuracy:

Approximate

Specimen Details

VM Category:

Fossil

Primary Features:

Mayflies

Primary Mineral Formula:

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Primary Category:

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Secondary Features:

Advanced Geological Information

 

The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.

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