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Ames Shale, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.4167,-79.3333 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Maryland, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Garrett County, Maryland, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames Shale, Garrett County | Lintz, Jr. J. (1958) | Conemaugh | there was "a maximum of twenty-two feet of fossiliferous material in one core hole, with an average of four feet of fossiliferous strata per core"\nsaid to be Missourian, but the Ames Shale is generally considered to be Virgilian | "shale" | 303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
| Brush Creek Shale, Garrett County | Lintz, Jr. J. (1958) | Conemaugh | there was "a maximum of twenty-two feet of fossiliferous material in one core hole, with an average of four feet of fossiliferous strata per core"\nsaid to be Missourian, in agreement with other references | "shale" | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Lintz, Jr. J. (1958) The fauna of the Ames and Brush Creek shales of the Conemaugh Formation of western Maryland, Journal of Paleontology 32 1, 97-112 |
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!
