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St. Stephen, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.405,-79.925 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | South Carolina, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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St. Stephen | Weems R. E., Bybell L. M. (1998) | Williamsburg - Chicora | phosphorite | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Toweius sp. genus | Coccolithacea : Toweius | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Braarudosphaera bigelowii species | Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Braarudosphaeraceae : Braarudosphaera : Braarudosphaera bigelowii | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Coccolithus pelagicus species | Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithus : Coccolithus pelagicus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Discoaster sp. genus | Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Discoasterales : Discoasteraceae : Discoaster | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Zygodiscus sp. genus | Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Zygodiscales : Zygodiscaceae : Zygodiscus | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
Cyclagelosphaera sp. genus | Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales : Watznaueriaceae : Cyclagelosphaera | 66 - 56 Ma Paleocene |
References
Weems R. E., Bybell L. M. (1998) Geology of the Black Mingo Group (Paleocene) in the Kingstree and St. Stephen Areas of South Carolina, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 88 4, 9-27 |
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!