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Middle Pennsylvanian Calamites Leaves and Twigs, Saline County, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.6833,-88.6333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Illinois, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Saline County, Illinois, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Middle Pennsylvanian Calamites Leaves and Twigs | Good C. W. (1971) | Herrin No. 6 Coal, Carbondale Formation, Kewanee Group, middle Pennsylvanian | coal ball | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Calamites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
Calamostachys sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamostachys | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Good C. W. (1971) The Ontogeny of Carboniferous Articulates: Calamite Leaves and Twigs, Palaeontographica 133, 137-158 |
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!