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Coal Cliff Mbr., McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.8,-84.55
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationKentucky, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Coal Cliff Mbr., Breathitt Group, type section, eastern KentuckyChesnut, Jr. D. R. (1991)Breathitt - Alvy Creek - Coal Cliffprobably equivalent to Hensley Member, according to Chesnut, 1991"shale"318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Hustedia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Hustedia mormoni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia : Hustedia mormoni318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Spiriferellina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Spiriferellina318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Productida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Cladochonus sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Cladochonus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Permophorus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Astartella concentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astartella : Astartella concentrica318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Septimyalina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Septimyalina318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Lithophaga sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeoneilo sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Phestia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Phestia318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Nuculopsis sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculopsis318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Pectinoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinoidea318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Aviculopecten germanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten germanus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Edmondia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : Edmondia318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Ephippioceras ferratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Ephippoceratidae : Ephippioceras : Ephippioceras ferratum318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Liroceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Liroceratidae : Liroceras318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Retispira sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Retispira318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Euphemites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euphemitidae : Euphemites318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeostylus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pseudozygopleuridae : Palaeostylus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Straparollus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Straparollus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Platyceras sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Euconospira sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Euconospira318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Glabrocingulum sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Glabrocingulum318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Gosseletina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Gosseletina318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Mourlonia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Mourlonia318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Trepospira illinoisensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Trepospira : Pleurotomaria illinoisensis318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Worthenia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Worthenia318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Meekospira sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Meekospiridae : Meekospira318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Borestus318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudoconocardium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bransoniidae : Pseudoconocardium318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Chesnut, Jr. D. R. (1991) Paleontological survey of the Pennsylvanian rocks of the eastern Kentucky coal field: Part 1, invertebrates, Kentucky Geological Survey Information Circular XI 36, 1-71
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!
 
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