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WassonvilleFarm, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.5833,-91.3333 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
| Given Location | Iowa, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Muscatine County, Iowa, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassonville Fm., southeastern Iowa | Laudon L. R. (1931) | Wassonville | Laudon (1931) placed the Wassonville Member in the Hampton Formation. The Wassonville has since been given formation status, and the Hampton is o longer recognized. See Woodson, 1989, An excursion to the historic Gilmore City quarries, Geol. Soc. of Iowa Guidebook 50. | dolomite | 358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Laudon L. R. (1931) The Stratigraphy of the Kinderhook Series of Iowa, Iowa Geological Survey 35, 333-452 |
| Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database |
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!
