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Hamilton, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)37,-96
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationKansas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
CY18Sp, Cowley CountyPachut J. F., Cuffey R. J. (1999)Council Grove - Wreford - Speiser Shaleupper upper Speiser Shalemudstone295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
HamiltonLeisman G. A., Gillespie W. H., et al (1988)Hartford LimestoneThe fossils were recovered from a channel cut into the limestone, making it younger than the limestone itself.323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Asterophyllites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Asterophyllites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pachytesta sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Pachytesta323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Trigonocarpus sp.
genus
Plantae : Trigonocarpus323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Sigillaria sp.
genus
Plantae : Sigillariaceae : Sigillaria323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Sphenopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cordaites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Samaropsis sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Samaropsis323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Condranema magna
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Ctenostomata : Vinellidae : Condranema : Condranema magna295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Syringoclemis wrefordensis
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Syringoclemis : Syringoclemis wrefordensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rectifenestella tenax
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella tenax295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Septopora spinulosa
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora : Septopora spinulosa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rhombopora lepidodendroides
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora : Rhombopora lepidodendroides295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Tabulipora carbonaria
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Stenoporidae : Tabulipora : Tabulipora carbonaria295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Annularia sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Callistophyton sp.
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : Callistophyton323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Walchia sp.
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Walchia323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Triletes sp.
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Triletes323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neuropteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Leisman G. A., Gillespie W. H., et al (1988) Plant megafossils from the Hartford Limestone (Virgilian-Upper Pennsylvanian) near Hamilton, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Guidebook 6, 203-212
DiMichele W. A., Aronson R. B. (1992) The Pennsylvanian-Permian vegetational transition: a terrestrial analogue to the onshore-offshore hypothesis, Evolution 46 3, 807-824
Pachut J. F., Cuffey R. J. (1999) Stratigraphic and Geographic Bryozoan Abundance Gradients in the Calcareous Shales of the Wreford Megacyclothem (Lower Permian, Kansas), The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions New Series 10, 1-17
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