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1.75 miles northeast of New Hope Church, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.425,-86.7625 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alabama, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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1.75 miles northeast of New Hope Church, north of Pelham | Pojeta J., Runnegar B. (1976) | Little Oak | Chert beds | "limestone" | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glyptorthis crispa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : Glyptorthis crispa | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Dactylogonia geniculata species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Dactylogonia : Dactylogonia geniculata | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Pojetaconcha alabamensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Bransoniidae : Pojetaconcha : Pojetaconcha alabamensis | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Eopteria conocardiformis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : Eopteria conocardiformis | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
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!