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West Fork Bed 1 Collection 3, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.9216,-94.2005 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Washington County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fork Bed 1 Collection 3 | Heim N. A. (2009) | Pitkin | The Pitkin formation is the uppermost Chesterian unit preserved in this part of the Ozarks. The Mississippian/Pennsylvanian unconformity cuts into the top of the Pitkin in this region and is overlain by the Morrowan age Hale Formation. | grainstone | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| West Fork Bed 1 Collection 4 | Heim N. A. (2009) | Pitkin | The Pitkin formation is the uppermost Chesterian unit preserved in this part of the Ozarks. The Mississippian/Pennsylvanian unconformity cuts into the top of the Pitkin in this region and is overlain by the Morrowan age Hale Formation. | grainstone | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| West Fork Mound Collection 1 | Heim N. A. (2009) | Pitkin | The Pitkin formation is the uppermost Chesterian unit preserved in this part of the Ozarks. The Mississippian/Pennsylvanian unconformity cuts into the top of the Pitkin in this region and is overlain by the Morrowan age Hale Formation. | "shale" | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| West Fork Mound Collection 2 | Heim N. A. (2009) | Pitkin | The Pitkin formation is the uppermost Chesterian unit preserved in this part of the Ozarks. The Mississippian/Pennsylvanian unconformity cuts into the top of the Pitkin in this region and is overlain by the Morrowan age Hale Formation. | "shale" | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Heim N. A. (2009) Stability of regional brachiopod diversity structure across the Mississippian/Pennsylvanian boundary, Paleobiology 35 3, 393 doi:10.1666/0094-8373-35.3.393 |
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!
