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Section 2. Bed 9. Log of part of core from Porter County, Porter County, Indiana, USA

Mindat.org Locality PagePorter County, Indiana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)41.5167,-87.1
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationIndiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Porter County, Indiana, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Section 2. Bed 5. Log of part of core from Porter CountyRexroad C. B., Droste J. B. (1982)Edgewood - Salamonie DolomiteUnderlies Pleasant Mills; overlies Sexton Creek.dolomite438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Section 2. Bed 8. Log of part of core from Porter CountyRexroad C. B., Droste J. B. (1982)Edgewood - Sexton Creek LimestoneUnderlies Salamonie Dolomite; overlies Schweizer member of Sexton Creek.dolomite443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Section 2. Bed 9. Log of part of core from Porter CountyRexroad C. B., Droste J. B. (1982)Edgewood - Sexton Creek LimestoneUnderlies Salamonie Dolomite; overlies Schweizer member of Sexton Creek.dolomite443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dapsilodus obliquicostatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Distacodus obliquicostatus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Icriodella sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Icriodella443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Pterospathodus amorphognathoides
species
Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Pterospathodus : Pterospathodus amorphognathoides438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Kockelella ranuliformis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Kockelellidae : Kockelella : Kockelella ranuliformis438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina hassi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : Ozarkodina hassi443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina oldhamensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : Ozarkodina oldhamensis443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian

References

Rexroad C. B., Droste J. B. (1982) Stratigraphy and conodont paleontology of the Sexton Creek Limestone and the Salamonie Dolomite (Silurian) in northwestern Indiana, State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Special Report 25, 1-29
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