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Cenozoic and Mesozoic Denver Vertebrate Fossil Collection, U.S. Geological Survey Core Research Center (1948-1978)

Collection consist of vertebrates featuring stratigraphic and spatial data. Data is primarily type fossils from the USGS Denver vertebrate Catalog created and maintained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Data were collected by paleontologist Dr. G. Edward Lewis during his years of service within the USGS Paleontology And Stratigraphy Branch. His catalogs were converted into digital form, Excel and Filemaker Pro database. The Catalog is 1122 fossil localities. His supplementary data has been added whenever possible - sources field map locality points, E&R files with enhanced faunal lists, as well as formal publications.

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Author(s) George Edward Lewis, Kevin C. McKinney orcid
Publication Date 2018
Beginning Date of Data 1948
Ending Date of Data 1978
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P97F8FEN
Citation Lewis, G.E., and McKinney, K.C., 2018, Cenozoic and Mesozoic Denver Vertebrate Fossil Collection, U.S. Geological Survey Core Research Center (1948-1978): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97F8FEN.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-18
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