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Railway tracks south of Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.623,-79.337 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | West Virginia, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway tracks south of Franklin | Cockerell T. D. A. (1927) | Allegheny | 115 feet below 'six foot' seam | "siliciclastic" | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Metapoblatta micropteraspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Xenoblattidae : Metapoblatta : Metapoblatta microptera | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
| Orthomylacris franklini species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Orthomylacridae : Orthomylacris : Orthomylacris franklini | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Cockerell T. D. A. (1927) The Carboniferous Insects of Maryland, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 19, 385-416 |
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!
