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Cave Springs North , Russell County, Kentucky, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.9394,-84.9706 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Russell County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Springs North (Fort Payne Fm., Russell Co., KY) | Meyer D. L., Ausich W. I. (1997) | Fort Payne Chert | JA: late Osagean; the Fort Payne falls entirely within the Gnathodus texanus zone (Ausich and Meyer 1990), which in turn is Chadian to Arundian (Work and Mason 2004) | packstone | 345.3 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Cave Springs South (Fort Payne Fm., Russell Co., KY) | Meyer D. L., Ausich W. I. (1997) | Fort Payne Chert | JA: late Osagean; the Fort Payne falls entirely within the Gnathodus texanus zone (Ausich and Meyer 1990), which in turn is Chadian to Arundian (Work and Mason 2004) | packstone | 345.3 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
| Northern side of Cave Springs ridge, SE of Wolf Creek Mouth, Lake Cumberland | Krivicich E. B., Ausich W. I., et al (2014) | Fort Payne | packstone | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
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!
