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Eurypterids of the Keefer Sst. Mbr, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.6992,-78.18 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Maryland, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Washington County, Maryland, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Eurypterids of the Keefer Sst. Mbr, Mifflintown Fmn., Hancock, Maryland | Plotnick R. E. (1999) | Mifflintown - Keefer | "Black shale interbedded in the Keefer Sst." | "shale" | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Erettopterus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Erettopterus | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
Pterygotus sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Pterygotidae : Pterygotus | 433.4 - 427.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Plotnick R. E. (1999) Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 106-136 |
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!