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Upper Beds in Branchville Section, Perry County, Indiana, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.1667,-86.5667 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Indiana, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Perry County, Indiana, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bedding Surface of Lower Beds in Branchville Section | Utgaard J. (1961) | Glen Dean Limestone | detailed stratigraphic sections have been described by Perry and Smith (1958, p. 97-100); fenestrate bryozoans are especially abundant on bedding planes in the upper portion of the Glen Dean\nJA: the Glen Dean is upper middle Chesterian = Pendleian | "limestone" | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Upper Beds in Branchville Section | Utgaard J. (1961) | Glen Dean Limestone | detailed stratigraphic sections have been described by Perry and Smith (1958, p. 97-100); fenestrate bryozoans are especially abundant on bedding planes in the upper portion of the Glen Dean JA: the Glen Dean is upper middle Chesterian = Pendleian | "limestone" | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Lyroporella sp.genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Lyroporella | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Fenestella sp. genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fenestella | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Rectifenestella tenax species | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella tenax | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Polypora sp. genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Polypora nodolinearis species | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora : Polypora nodolinearis | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Septopora sp. genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
| Septopora cestriensis species | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora : Septopora cestriensis | 326.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Utgaard J. (1961) Fenestrate Bryozoans from the Glen Dean Limestone (Middle Chester) of Southern Indiana, unpublished MA thesis, Indiana University, 1-50 |
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!
