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Unspecified localities [Arcadia Formation], De Soto County, Florida, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 27.2156,-81.8586 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Florida, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | De Soto County, Florida, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Unspecified localities [Arcadia Formation] | Oyen C. W., Portell R. W. (2001) | Hawthorn - Arcadia | The Arcadia Formation is a composite sequence containing four high-frequency sequences composed of multiple vertically stacked carbonate cycles. Most cycles do not show evidence of subaerial exposure and were deposited under more temperate conditions, relative to the Suwannee Limestone. The Arcadia Formation in southernmost Florida is bounded by regional unconformities representing third-order sequence boundaries. | "carbonate" | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balanus humilis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus : Balanus humilis | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Astropectinidae genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Astropectinidae | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Echinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Rhyncholampas sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Cassidulidae : Rhyncholampas | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Scutella aberti species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Scutellidae : Scutella : Scutella aberti | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
Agassizia sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Prenasteridae : Agassizia | 28.1 - 11.62 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!