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OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Bellaclathrus spinosus

OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Bellaclathrus spinosus

OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Bellaclathrus spinosus

OW Ranch fossil locality, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 15' 21'' North , 110° 48' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.25601,-110.80490
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Paleontological Locality - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Christopher Creek156 (2011)20.6km
Young666 (2011)22.5km
Heber-Overgaard2,822 (2011)27.8km
Tonto Village256 (2011)30.8km
Cibecue1,713 (2011)37.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
410341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410341:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


OW Ranch fossil locality.

Centered south of the OW Ranch (Ramer Ranch on older maps) about 8 miles south of Forest Lakes in northeastern Gila County, Arizona. Fossils found in the Devonian Martin Formation, Mississippian Redwall Limestone, Pennsylvanian Naco Formation and Permian Schnebly Hill Formation. Bounded by Coconino County on the north, the Fort Apache Indian Reservation on the east and Young Highway, FR 512 on the west. On the south it is bounded by FR 188, FR 109 and a short section of Canyon Creek/Cherry Creek drainage divide between FR 109 and the Reservation boundary to the east.

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