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USGS 6412-CO. U.S. Route 27, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.5731,-84.6144 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 6411-CO. U.S. Route 27, 0.1 miles northeast of crossing of Dix River | Wahlman G.P. (1992) | Ashlock - Gilbert | Section no. 21B | "limestone" | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
USGS 6412-CO. U.S. Route 27, 0.1 miles northeast of crossing of Dix River | Pojeta, Jr. J., Stott C. A. (2007) | Ashlock - Gilbert | Section no. 21B | "limestone" | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Platystrophia ponderosa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Orthorhynchula linneyi species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Orthorhynchulidae : Orthorhynchula : Orthorhynchula linneyi | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Cyclocystoides sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Cyclocystoidea : Cyclocystoididae : Cyclocystoides | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Nucularca cingulata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Nucularca : Nucularca cingulata | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Sphenosphaera capax species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Bellerophon capax | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
References
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!