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Section 12, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.8361,-81.8167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Ohio, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Muskingum County, Ohio, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Section 12, Blue Rock Township | Laird W. M. (1937) | Conemaugh - Portersville | "shale" | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Crurithyris planoconvexa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : Crurithyris planoconvexa | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Derbyia crassa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia : Derbyia crassa | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Edmondia aspenwallensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : Edmondia : Edmondia aspenwallensis | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Shansiella carbonaria species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Portlockiellidae : Shansiella : Pleurotomaria carbonaria | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Laird W. M. (1937) The Portersville Member of the Conemaugh Formation in Muskingum County, Ohio, The Ohio Journal of Science 37 3, 141-146 |
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!