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Caney Sinks, Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.5333,-83.2167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Tennessee, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hancock County, Tennessee, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Caney Sinks | Strimple H. L., Coney C.C. (1982) | Newman | "Gasperian (lower Chesteran)" = Brigantian | "limestone" | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Talarocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dichocrinidae : Talarocrinus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Agassizocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Agassizocrinidae : Agassizocrinus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Phanocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Phanocrinus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Rhabdocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Rhabdocrinus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Taxocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Taxocrinus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Pentremites sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Strimple H. L., Coney C.C. (1982) A crinoid faunule from the Newman Formation (Mississippi) of eastern Tennessee, Journal of Paleontology 56, 989-995 |
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!