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Marcem Quarry, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)38.6375,-82.6167
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationVirginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Lawrence County, Ohio, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Marcem Quarry, 2 miles west of Gate CityCooper G. A. (1956)Lincolnshire"limestone"460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Marcem Quarry, 2 miles west of Gate CityUtgaard J. (1981)Marcem"The formation is thus a calcarenite equivalent of the Elway and Tumbez." (Cooper 1956:77)"limestone"468.1 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Hesperorthis sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dinorthis sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Valcourea sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Valcourea460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Mimella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Mimella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Camerella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Camerellidae : Camerella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dactylogonia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Dactylogonia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sowerbyites subnasutus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Syndielasmatidae : Sowerbyites : Sowerbyites subnasutus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lunaferamita virginiensis
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Constellariidae : Lunaferamita : Lunaferamita virginiensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician

References

Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
Utgaard J. (1981) Lunaferamita, a new genus of Constellariidae (Bryozoa) with strong cystoporate affinities, Journal of Paleontology 55 5, 1058-1070
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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