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Russel Branch, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.352,-85.099
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationIndiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Russel Branch, sample 1 (RB1), St. MarysNovack-Gottshall P. M., Miller A.I. (2003)WaynesvilleMiddle Richmondian age. Sample #1 collected. Details on stratigraphy and sedimentation (lithology), and additional details of gastropod and bivalve fauna are included from Novack-Gottshall and Miller (2003) [PBDB reference #18186] and field notes.claystone449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Russel Branch, sample 2 (RB2), Waynesville Formation, St. Marys, INNovack-Gottshall P. M., Miller A.I. (2003)WaynesvilleMiddle Richmondian age. Sample #2 collected. Details on stratigraphy and sedimentation (lithology), and additional details of gastropod and bivalve fauna are included from Novack-Gottshall and Miller (2003) [PBDB reference #18186] and field notes.claystone449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Russel Branch, sample 3 (RB3), Waynesville Formation, St. Marys, INNovack-Gottshall P. M., Miller A.I. (2003)WaynesvilleMiddle Richmondian age. Sample #3 collected. Details on stratigraphy and sedimentation (lithology), and additional details of gastropod and bivalve fauna are included from Novack-Gottshall and Miller (2003) [PBDB reference #18186] and field notes.claystone449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Tentaculites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Isotelus gigas
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus : Isotelus gigas449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Isotelus maximus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus : Isotelus maximus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Calymenidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Flexicalymene meeki
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene : Flexicalymene meeki449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Philhedra sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Philhedra449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Pseudolingula sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Pseudolingulidae : Pseudolingula449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Trepostomata
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Halloporidae
family
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Conularia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : Conularia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cycloconcha sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Cycloconcha449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cymatonota recta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Cymatonota : Cymatonota recta449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Modiolopsis concentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis concentrica449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Modiolopsis modiolaris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis modiolaris449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Pholadomorpha pholadiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Pholadomorpha : Pholadomorpha pholadiformis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Psiloconcha grandis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Cymatonota : Psiloconcha grandis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ambonychia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Anomalodonta gigantea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Anomalodonta : Anomalodonta gigantea449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Opisthoptera casei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Opisthoptera : Megaptera casei449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cuneamya miamiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Cuneamya : Cuneamya miamiensis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Lyrodesma major
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lyrodesmatidae : Lyrodesma : Lyrodesma major449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Pterinea demissa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea : Pterinea demissa449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhytimya sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Rhytimya449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Phragmolites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Phragmolites449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Liospira sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Liospira449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Novack-Gottshall P. M. (1999) Comparative geographic and environmental diversity dynamics of gastropods and bivalves during the Ordovician Radiation (M.S. thesis, University of Cincinnati), 1-191
Novack-Gottshall P. M., Miller A.I. (2003) Taxonomic richness and abundance of Late Ordovician gastropods and bivalves in mollusc-rich strata of the Cincinnati Arch, Palaios 18, 559-571
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!
 
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