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roadcut north of Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 45.1889,-87.1222 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Wisconsin, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Door County, Wisconsin, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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roadcut north of Sister Bay, near intersection of Highway 42 and County Road Z | Watkins R. (1994) | Manistique - Schoolcraft | packstone | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pentamerus oblongus species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentamerus : Pentamerus oblongus | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Watkins R. (1994) Evolution of Silurian Pentamerid Communities in Wisconsin, Palaios 9, 488-499 |
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!