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between Stuart and Cedar creeks about half a mile northeast of Elway, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.9592,-81.9664
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationVirginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Russell County, Virginia, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
US Highway 19 at ElwayCooper G. A. (1956)Elway"limestone"468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
between Stuart and Cedar creeks about half a mile northeast of ElwayUlrich E. O., Foerste A. F., et al (1944)Longview"limestone"485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Lingulella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulella468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Protozyga sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Protozygidae : Protozyga468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Dinorthis holdeni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis : Dinorthis holdeni468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Mimella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Mimella468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Camerella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Camerellidae : Camerella468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Pionomena neumani
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Pionomena : Pionomena neumani468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhipidomena subparallela
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rhipidomena : Rhipidomena subparallela468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Monogonoceras magnisiphonatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bassleroceratidae : Monogonoceras : Monogonoceras magnisiphonatum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Cumberloceras elwayense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Cumberloceras : Cumberloceras elwayense485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Ulrich E. O., Foerste A. F., et al (1943) Ozarkian and Canadian cephalopods. Part II, Brevicones, Geological Society of America Special Papers 49, 1-240
Ulrich E. O., Foerste A. F., et al (1944) Ozarkian and Canadian cephalopods, longicones and summary, Geological Society of America Special Paper 58, 1-226
Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
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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