Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7
Pitkin County, Colorado39.20710, −106.96398
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7
Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7 is a fossil collection site in Pitkin, Colorado, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as pond and the tectonic setting is non-subsiding area. Documented finds include Bembidion, Pterostichus, Hydrobius fuscipes, Thanatophilus coloradensis, Olophrum obtectum, Olophrum.
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Late Pleistocene
- Age
- 0.129–0.0117 Ma
- Depositional environment
- pond
- Tectonic setting
- non-subsiding area
- Altitude
- 2705 meters
- Recorded occurrences
- 18
Fossils found here
Bembidion
Insecta · Carabidae
Pterostichus
Insecta · Carabidae
Hydrobius fuscipes
Insecta · Hydrophilidae
Thanatophilus coloradensis
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Olophrum obtectum
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Olophrum
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Oxytelus laqueatus
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Stenus
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Lathrobium
Insecta · Staphylinidae
Elateridae
Insecta · Elateridae
Simplocaria tessellata
Insecta · Byrrhidae
Epuraea planulata
Insecta · Nitidulidae
Anthaxia prasina
Insecta · Buprestidae
Tanysphyrus (Tanysphyrus) lemnae
Insecta · Curculionidae
Scolytus piceae
Insecta · Curculionidae
Dolurgus pumilus
Insecta · Curculionidae
Limnephilidae
Insecta · Limnephilidae
Formica neorufibarbis
Insecta · Formicidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 169333 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7
Can you collect at Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 66, Unit 7?
Fossil.
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