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Quarry, Scott County, Iowa, USA

Mindat.org Locality PageScott County, Iowa, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)41.4592,-90.7211
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationIowa, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Scott County, Iowa, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Quarry at LinwoodLaudon L. R. (1936)Traverse - Cedar Valley - Littleton"limestone"387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Quarry, BuffaloLaudon L. R. (1936)Traverse - Cedar Valley - Littleton"limestone"387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Halysiocrinus barrisi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceocrinida : Calceocrinidae : Halysiocrinus : Halysiocrinus barrisi387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Botryocrinus thomasi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Thalamocrinidae : Botryocrinus : Botryocrinus thomasi387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Decadocrinus spinulifer
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Decadocrinidae : Decadocrinus : Decadocrinus spinulifer387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Eutaxocrinus gracilis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Eutaxocrinus : Eutaxocrinus gracilis387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian

References

Laudon L. R. (1936) Notes on the Devonian crinoid fauna of Cedar Valley Formation of Iowa, Journal of Paleontology 10, 60-66
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!
 
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