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Fido Sandstone, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Formation | Fido Sandstone |
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Age: | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous |
Interval | Chesterian |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Muddy Hollow | Washington County, Virginia, USA | Fido Sandstone |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Gasper Limestone | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | limestone, sandstone/"limestone", lime mudstone | 14 |
Hillsdale Limestone | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 25 |
Ste. Genevieve Limestone | 339 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/siltstone, "limestone", "reef rocks" | 41 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Reticulariina spinosa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina : Reticulariina spinosa | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 339.4 - 318.1 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 |
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!