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Muddy Hollow, Washington County, Virginia, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	36.7372,-82.2006
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Virginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Washington County, Virginia, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 48	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Fido Sandstone		sandstone	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
Muddy Hollow, Bed 35	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Gasper Limestone		lime mudstone	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 16	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 19	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 22	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 23	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
East Muddy Hollow, Bed 4	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone	This is the oldest occurence of Platycrinus penicillus found in these sections.	"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Muddy Hollow, Bed 3	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Hillsdale Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Muddy Hollow, Bed 30	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Muddy Hollow, Bed 33	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Muddy Hollow, Bed 4	Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971)	Ste. Genevieve Limestone		"limestone"	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Epitheliozoa unranked clade	Animalia : Epitheliozoa	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Platycrinus sp. genus	*Platycrinus*	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Brachiopoda phylum	Animalia : Brachiopoda	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
Reticulariina sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : *Reticulariina*	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Reticulariina spinosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina : *Reticulariina spinosa*	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Syringopora sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : *Syringopora*	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Zaphrentites sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : *Zaphrentites*	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
Pentremites sp. genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : *Pentremites*	339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous

References

Bartlett, Jr. C. S., Webb H. W. (1971) Geology of the Bristol and Wallace quadrangles, Virginia, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Report of Investigations 25, 1-93

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