American Canyon (UCMP/Stanford) is a fossil collection site in Pershing, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Prida Formation, dated to the Middle Triassic (246.7–237 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Omphalosaurus nevadanus, Cymbospondylus, Cymbospondylus petrinus, Cymbospondylus natans, Acrodus alexandrae, Phalarodon fraasi.

Geologic setting

Formation: Prida
Geologic interval: Middle Triassic
Age: 246.7–237 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Altitude: 1402 meters
Recorded occurrences: 7

Locality notes

West Humboldt Range, Nevada. Coordinates from UCMP website. American Canyon

Fossils found here

Omphalosaurus nevadanus

Reptilia · Omphalosauridae

Cymbospondylus

Reptilia · Cymbospondylidae

Cymbospondylus petrinus

Reptilia · Cymbospondylidae

Cymbospondylus natans

Reptilia · Cymbospondylidae

Acrodus alexandrae

Chondrichthyes · Acrodontidae

Phalarodon fraasi

Reptilia · Mixosauridae

Ichthyosauria

Reptilia

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 34267 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about American Canyon (UCMP/Stanford)

Can you collect at American Canyon (UCMP/Stanford)?

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 American Canyon (UCMP/Stanford)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.