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Kanosh Shale, Utah, USA
| Formation | Kanosh Shale |
|---|---|
| Age: | 470 - 458 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Dapingian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | shale, "limestone", siltstone, "limestone"/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 49 |
| Number of Occurrences | 188 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Hintze 1951 | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| Hintze 1951 | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| Hintze | Juab County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| Hintze faunule J-1 from Ibex | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| 401 | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| 0-50 | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh shale |
| Hintze | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
| Hintze | Millard County, Utah, USA | Kanosh Shale |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Peak Dolomite | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 1 |
| Fillmore Limestone | 479 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | limestone, conglomerate, siltstone, "limestone"/"shale", sandstone | 248 |
| Juab Limestone | 472 - 468 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 14 |
| Lehman | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone, sandstone | 60 |
| Swan Peak - Watson Ranch Quartzite | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | sandstone, "limestone" | 3 |
| Wahwah | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone/dolomite, mudstone/packstone, wackestone/packstone | 52 |
| Wahwah Limestone | 479 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | limestone | 22 |
| Watson Ranch Quartzite | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 3 |
| Pogonip - Wah Wah | 479 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | grainstone/sandstone, grainstone/siltstone, grainstone/conglomerate, grainstone, grainstone/packstone | 107 |
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!
