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Cincinnati area, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA

Mindat.org Locality Page	Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)	38.8683,-84.4561
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Kentucky, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Kenton County, Kentucky, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Basal Bellevue Fm.	Frey R. C. (1987)	Bellevue	"Mayvillian (U. Ord.)" "basal Member": but Bellevue has no members!	packstone	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cincinnati area, Kope Fm., Kenton Co., KY	Frey R. C. (1987)	Kope	"Edenian (U. Ord.)"	claystone	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Homotelus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Homotelus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Flexicalymene sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : *Flexicalymene*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Petrocrania scabiosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Petrocrania : *Petrocrania scabiosa*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Zygospira modesta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : *Zygospira modesta*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cincinnetina multisecta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cincinnetina : *Cincinnetina multisecta*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Platystrophia laticosta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia laticosta*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia ponderosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia ponderosa*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hebertella sinuata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : *Hebertella sinuata*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Rafinesquina ponderosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : *Rafinesquina ponderosa*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Heterotrypa sp. genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : *Heterotrypa*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Aspidopora sp. genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Aspidopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Batostomella sp. genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : *Batostomella*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Calopora sp. genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : *Calopora*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Ectenocrinus sp. genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : *Ectenocrinus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cyrtodontula sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : *Cyrtodontula*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Modiolopsis sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Modiolopsis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ambonychia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : *Ambonychia*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Nuculites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Nuculites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Treptoceras transversum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Proteoceratidae : Treptoceras : *Treptoceras transversum*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Trocholites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : *Trocholites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Sinuites cancellatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : *Sinuites cancellatus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Sinuites globularis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : *Bellerophon globularis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Liospira micula species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Liospira : *Pleurotomaria micula*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Fusispira sulcata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Subulitidae : Fusispira : *Fusispira sulcata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lophospira sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : *Lophospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Paupospira bowdeni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : *Murchisonia bowdeni*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Ruedemannia lirata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Ruedemannia : *Ruedemannia lirata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Technophorus cincinnatiense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Technophorus : *Technophorus cincinnatiense*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician

References

Bolton T. E., Nowlan G. S. (1979) A Late Ordovician fossil assemblage from an outlier north of Aberdeen Lake, District of Keewatin, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 321, 1-26

Frey R. C. (1987) The occurrence of pelecypods in early Paleozoic epeiric-sea environments, Late Ordovician of the Cincinnati, Ohio area, Palaios 2 1, 3-23

Frey R. C. (1987) The paleoecology of a Late Ordovician shale unit from southwest Ohio and southeastern Indiana, Journal of Paleontology 61, 242-267

Wahlman G.P. (1992) Middle and Upper Ordovician symmetrical univalved mollusks (Monoplacophora and Bellerophontina) of the Cincinnati Arch region, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 O, 1-123

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