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Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake)

Idaho
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake)

Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake) is a fossil collection site in Idaho, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lakeview Formation, dated to the Middle Cambrian (506.5–497 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Acrothele speciosa, Acrotreta nitens, Pentagnostus bonnerensis, Alokistocare noduliferum, Alokistocare natale, Alokistocare nactum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lakeview
Geologic interval
Middle Cambrian
Age
506.5–497 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
17
Locality notes

cement mine just north of Lakeview, Pend Oreille Lake

Fossils found here

Acrothele speciosa
Lingulata · Acrothelidae
Acrotreta nitens
Lingulata · Acrotretidae
Pentagnostus bonnerensis
Artiopoda · Peronopsidae
Alokistocare noduliferum
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Alokistocare natale
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Alokistocare nactum
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Alokistocare notatum
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Amecephalus normale
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Alokistocare nothum
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Athabaskia minor
Trilobita · Dolichometopidae
Elrathia idahoensis
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Dictyonina pannula
Paterinata · Paterinidae
Lingulella idahoensis
Lingulata · Obolidae
Pagetia fossula
Artiopoda · Eodiscidae
Oryctocephalites reynoldsi
Trilobita · Oryctocephalidae
Utia curio
Trilobita · Utiidae
Zacanthoides sampsoni
Trilobita · Zacanthoididae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 127486 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake)

Can you collect at Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake)?

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 Locality 37n (Pend Oreille Lake)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.