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USGS CO-3605, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.1087,-68.6144 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Maine, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Penobscot County, Maine, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS CO-3605 | Neuman R. B. (1964) | Shin Brook | tuff | 471.8 - 468.1 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Paralenorthis robustus species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Paralenorthis : Paralenorthis robustus | 471.8 - 468.1 Ma Ordovician |
Platytoechia boucoti species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Platytoechia : Platytoechia boucoti | 471.8 - 468.1 Ma Ordovician |
References
Neuman R. B. (1964) Fossils in the Ordovician Tuffs Northeastern Maine, with a section on Trilobita by Harry B. Whittington, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1181 E, 1-38 |
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!