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USGS 7840-Cherokee Co., Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.0114,-94.8769 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Cherokee County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 7840-Cherokee Co., Kansas | Williams J., et al (1937) | Cherokee Shale | basal beds of formation; 5 to 10 feet above Mississippian ls | "shale" | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aviculopecten sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
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!