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Unit 1, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.6483,-78.235 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | West Virginia, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Morgan County, West Virginia, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Unit 1, Rose Hill Formation, Sir Johns Run Section | Woodward H. P. (1941) | Clinton - Rose Hill | Niagaran | "shale" | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Unit 5, Rose Hill Formation, Sir Johns Run Section | Woodward H. P. (1941) | Clinton - Rose Hill | Niagaran | "shale" | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Tentaculites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Calymene sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Calymene | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Liocalymene sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Bathycheilidae : Liocalymene | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Resserella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Resserella | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Eocoelia sulcata species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leptocoeliidae : Eocoelia : Eocoelia sulcata | 438.5 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Woodward H. P. (1941) Silurian System of West Virginia, West Virginia Geological Survey 14, 1-326 |
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!