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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.
| Author(s) |
George Edward Lewis,
Kevin C. McKinney |
| 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. |
| Metadata Contact | |
| Metadata Date | 2020-08-18 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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