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USGS Loc. 13655, Jackson County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.4556,-95.7528 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jackson County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 13655, Jim Creek LS member, Root Shale formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Wabaunsee - Root Shale - Jim Creek Limestone | Noginskian stage is equivalent to the Virgilian stage | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
USGS Loc. 13656, Nebraska City LS member, Wood Siding formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Wabaunsee - Wood Siding - Nebraska City Limestone | The Noginskian stage is equivalent to the Virgilian stage | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Derbyia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Dictyoclostus sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Dictyoclostus | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Neochonetes granulifer species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : Neochonetes granulifer | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Fenestrata order | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrata | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Trepostomata order | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Echinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Fusulinidae family | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
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!