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Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.255,-88.23 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Illinois, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Will County, Illinois, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Braidwood, A.H. Conrad Mazon Creek Collection | Carpenter F. M. (1938) | Carbondale - Francis Creek Shale | mudstone | 311.45 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Lithoneura lameerei species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Syntonopteridae : Lithoneura : Lithoneura lameerei | 311.45 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Carpenter F. M. (1938) Two Carboniferous insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois, American Journal of Science 37 216, 445-452 |
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!