BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Lake Cumberland Area, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.8886,-85.0492 |
---|---|
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Russell County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Cumberland Area, Fort Payne Fm. Carbonates | Baumiller T. K., Leighton L. R., et al (1999) | Fort Payne | Chadian to Arundian is equivalent to Visean according to Heckel and Clayton, 2006 (Geologica acta 4:403-407) | "carbonate" | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
---|---|---|
Brachythyris sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : Brachythyris | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Spirifer sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer | 346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous |
References
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!