Fossiliferous Mudstone

Virtual Museum ID: 20-S23-32i

Specimen Summary

thin bedded lacustrine mudstone and siltstone

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Smithers Exploration Group (SEG)

Sub Collection:

Hazelton Road Trip

Collection ID:

S23-32i

Virtual Museum ID:

20-S23-32i

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2020-07-27

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Smithers area, B.C.

Specific Site:

outcrops of fossiliferous mudstone at Driftwood Creek Provincial Park

UTM Easting:

627006

UTM Northing:

6077125

Datum:

09 (NAD 83)

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Specimen Details

VM Category:

Fossil

Primary Features:

Fossiliferous Mudstone

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Primary Category:

Secondary Features:

-

Advanced Geological Information

 

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Geological Formation:

PeEs

Geological Period:

fossils indicate an Eocene age

Stratigraphic Age:

56 - 33.9 Ma

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