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Section starting 200 feet east of the center of the bridge over Little Run, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.7,-78.1667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Maryland, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Washington County, Maryland, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Section starting 200 feet east of the center of the bridge over Little Run | Prosser C.M., Kindle E.M. (1913) | Romney - Hamilton | "limestone" | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hippocardia cumberlandiae species | Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Hippocardiidae : Hippocardia : Hippocardia cumberlandiae | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
References
Prosser C.M., Kindle E.M. (1913) Systematic paleontology of the Middle Devonian deposits of Maryland, Systematic paleontology of the Middle Devonian deposits of Maryland, 115-338 |
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!