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East for of Grasshopper Creek , Jefferson County, Kansas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	39.2417,-95.4667
Co-ordinates Derivation	not explained
Given Location	Kansas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Jefferson County, Kansas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
East for of Grasshopper Creek (= Delaware River) at Osawkee village	Meek F. B., Hayden F.V.	Council Grove - Foraker Limestone - Hughes Creek Shale		"limestone"	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Crurithyris planoconvexa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : *Crurithyris planoconvexa*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Neospirifer cameratus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : *Neospirifer cameratus*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Linoproductus prattenianus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus : *Linoproductus prattenianus*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Myalina (Orthomyalina) subquadrata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Orthomyalina : *Myalina (Orthomyalina) subquadrata*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Allorisma altirostrata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Allorisma : *Allorisma altirostrata*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Chaenomya leavenworthensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Chaenomya : *Chaenomya leavenworthensis*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Knightinella humerosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : Pleurotomaria : *Pleurotomaria humerosa*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous
Fusulina sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : *Fusulina*	303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous

References

Meek F. B., Hayden F.V. Remarks oon the Lower Cretaceous beds of Kansas and Nebraska, together with descriptions of some new species of Carboniferous fossils from the valley of Kansas River, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1858, 256-264

Meek F. B., Hayden F. V. Geological explorations in Kansas Territory, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 11, 8-31

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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