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Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Lat/Long (Decimal)58.55,13.3333
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationVästra Götaland, Sweden
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Ctenopyge affinis ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)2.30-2.50 m"limestone"498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Ctenopyge linnarssoni ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)2.50-5.0 m"limestone"498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Ctenopyge tumida ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)1.35-2.30 m"limestone"498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Agnostus pisiformis ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)-1.20-1.0 m"shale"500.5 - 497 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Olenus gibbosus ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)1.0-1.20 m"limestone"501 - 498.5 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Olenus wahlenbergi ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)1.20-1.30 m"limestone"501 - 498.5 Ma
Cambrian
Kakeled Quarry, Kinnekulle, Parabolina spinulosa ZoneTerfelt F. (2003)1.30-1.35 m"limestone"501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Agnostus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Agnostus500.5 - 497 Ma
Cambrian
Agnostus (Homagnostus) obesus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Agnostus : Agnostus (Homagnostus) obesus501 - 498.5 Ma
Cambrian
Glyptagnostus reticulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Glyptagnostus : Glyptagnostus reticulatus501 - 498.5 Ma
Cambrian
Ctenopyge sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Ctenopyge498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Olenus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Olenus501 - 498.5 Ma
Cambrian
Parabolina sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Parabolina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Peltura sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Peltura498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Sphaerophthalmus alatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Sphaerophthalmus : Sphaerophthalmus alatus498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Triangulopyge humilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Triangulopyge : Triangulopyge humilis498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Triangulopyge majusculus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : Triangulopyge : Triangulopyge majusculus498.5 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Orusia lenticularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Finkelnburgiidae : Orusia : Orusia lenticularis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian

References

Terfelt F. (2003) Upper Cambrian trilobite biostratigraphy and taphonomy at Kakeled on Kinnekulle, Västergötland, Sweden, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48 3, 409-416
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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