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Iguanodon Dinosaur Stamp

Source info:

Author: Kentuckiana Mike
Date: 2014-07-22 04:00:00
Blog: Louisville Area Fossils
URL: http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2014/07/iguanodon-dinosaur-stamp.html

Summary:

Here is a picture of the Iguanodon dinosaur stamp. It was issued in 1965 by the small republic of San Marino (located on the Italian peninsula). It had a value of 100 lire but the country now uses the euro as their currency. In 1965 it would be worth about 16 United States cents. The stamp was part of collection of nine issued that year. The Iguanodon existed in the Late Jurassic Period (

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Jurassic [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Jurassic [0.1]
Mesozoic [0.1]
Phanerozoic [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
ItalyIT42.503812.5735
San MarinoSM43.942712.4598
United StatesUS37.1679-95.845

Keywords:

country, Cretaceous, currency, euro, iguanodon dinosaur stamp, Italian peninsula, Late Jurassic Period, lire, picture, San Marino, small republic, United States cents, value

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