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I7758EG, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	37.745,-79.513
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Virginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Lithology	Age
I7758EG, I-77 road cut, Effna Limestone member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Effna Limestone	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I7760BT, I-77 road cut, Botetourt member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Botetourt	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I7767.5BT, I-77 road cut, Botetourt member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Botetourt	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I7774LH, I-77 road cut, Liberty Hall member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Liberty Hall	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I7777LH, I-77 road cut, Liberty Hall member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Liberty Hall	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I77BT1, I-77 road cut, Botetourt member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Botetourt	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I77EG2, I-77 road cut, Effna Limestone member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Effna Limestone	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
I77EG3, I-77 road cut, Effna Limestone member	Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012)	Edinburg - Effna Limestone	"limestone"	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Arthrorhachis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Metagnostidae : *Arthrorhachis*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Isotelus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Isotelus*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Dionide sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Dionididae : *Dionide*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Nileus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : *Nileus*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Ampyx sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : *Ampyx*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Salteria sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Endymioniidae : *Salteria*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Remopleurides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : *Remopleurides*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Robergia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : *Robergia*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Harpidella sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Aulacopleuridae : *Harpidella*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Bumastoides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : *Bumastoides*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Stenopareia sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : *Stenopareia*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Thaleops sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : *Thaleops*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Raymondaspis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : *Raymondaspis*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Scotoharpes sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Harpida : Harpetidae : *Scotoharpes*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Amphilichas sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : *Amphilichas*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Sphaerexochus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : *Sphaerexochus*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Encrinuroides sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : *Encrinuroides*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Calyptaulax sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : *Calyptaulax*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Decoroproetus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : *Decoroproetus*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician
Telephina sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : *Telephina*	458.4 - 453 Ma Ordovician

References

Carlucci J. R., Westrop S. R. (2012) Trilobite Biofacies along an Ordovician (Sandbian) Carbonate Buildup to Basin Gradient, Southwestern Virginia, Palaios 27, 19-34

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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