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Lithostratigraphy, biochronology and radiometric ages of the Devil’s Graveyard Formation in the Agua Fria and Hen Egg Mountain region.

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posted on 2014-07-02, 02:44 authored by Christopher J. Campisano, E. Christopher Kirk, K. E. Beth Townsend, Alan L. Deino

Sample numbers for dated horizons are in parentheses. The 1980s K/Ar age for sample B-5367 of 42.7±1.6 Ma [8], [14] has been assumed to be erroneously old by others (e.g., [96]) and is being redated. Locality numbers: Hen Egg Mountain (TMM 42028, TMM 42287); 0.6 miles east of Junction (TMM 41444); Junction (TMM 41443); Boneanza (TMM 41747); Wax Camp (TMM 41576); Whistler Squat Quarry (TMM 41372); 300 yd east of Whistler Squat Quarry (TMM 41466); Titanothere Hill (TMM 41723); Serendipity (41745); Purple Bench (TMM 41672); Tepee Canyon (TMM 41578); Above Skyline (TMM 41580); Dalquest’s Canyon (TMM 41715).

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