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Caseyville - Pounds Sandstone, Union County, Illinois, USA
| Formation | Caseyville |
|---|---|
| Member | Pounds Sandstone |
| Age: | 359 - 299 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Carboniferous |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 2 |
| Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co. Loc. 9 | Union County, Illinois, USA | Caseyville - Pounds Sandstone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville - Drury Shale | 359 - 299 Ma Paleozoic | shale | 2 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Sigillaria sp.genus | Plantae : Sigillariaceae : Sigillaria | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
References
| Jennings J. R. (1984) Distribution of Fossil Plant Taxa in the Upper Mississippian and Lower Pennsylvanian of the Illinois Basin 2, 301-312 |
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!
