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OMNH-NL00000011 (number used for tracking only): Wyodak Coal Mine 90′ coal seam near Gillette, Wyoming, United States

  • Stratigraphy: Powder River Group: Fort Union Formation: coal
  • Age: Cenozoic: Tertiary: Paleogene
  • Associated Publications: Perhaps p. 121 of Andrews, Henry Nathaniel, Jr., 1947. Ancient Plants and the World They Lived In: Comstock Publishing Co. Inc., Ithaca, New York, United States, 279 p.
G. A. Leisman’s photographic slide with written on label of Wyodak Coal Mine Locality
Photographic slide on deposit at OMNH.
G. A. Leisman’s color photograph of Wyodak Coal Mine Locality
Courtesy of G. A. Leisman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specimens

Specimens that Leisman said came from, or implied were from, this locality that we are aware of are:

We are currently unaware of any specimens in the L. R. Wilson Paleobotany and Micropaleontology Collection, Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma, United States (OMNH). However, we know Leisman at least visited the locality as a color photographic slide exists in the L. R. Wilson Paleobotany and Micropaleontology Collection. If you are aware of any specimens/material that Leisman or any of his collaborators said were from this locality regardless of where they are repositoried please share them in the Collection Forum or to let us know.

Leisman NumberRepositoryAssociated Coal BallOPC Specimen NumberIdentificationType StatusConfirmedNotes
UndeterminedUnknownProbably NoneUnknownPartialOnly have color photographic slide of locality

 

Taxa

Taxa that Leisman said came from, or implied were from, this locality that we are aware of are:

We are currently unaware of any. If you are aware of any taxa that Leisman or any of his collaborators said were from this locality regardless of where they are repositoried please share them in the Collection Forum or to let us know.

Publications

Publications in which Leisman mentioned or described this locality that we are aware of are:

We are currently unaware of any. If you are aware of any publications that Leisman or any of his collaborators said were from this locality please share them in the Collection Forum or contact us to let us know.

Publications in which Leisman acknowledged this locality was mentioned or described that we are aware of are:

  • Andrews, Henry Nathaniel, Jr., 1947. Ancient Plants and the World They Lived In: Comstock Publishing Co. Inc., Ithaca, New York, United States, 279 p. [SNOMNH_Pbot-00000599]

If you are aware of any publications on this locality please share them in the Collection Forum or to let us know.