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southern side of Cave Springs ridge, Russell County, Kentucky, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.9417,-85.0083
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationKentucky, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Russell County, Kentucky, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
southern side of Cave Springs ridge, SE of Wolf Creek Mouth, Lake CumberlandAusich W. I., Meyer D. L. (1992)Fort PayneJA: originally entered as late Osagean; falls entirely within the Gnathodus texanus zone (Ausich and Meyer 1990), which in turn is Chadian to Arundian (Work and Mason 2004)

PJW: changed back to Osagean.
packstone353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Halysiocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceocrinidae : Halysiocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyathocrinites sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyathocrinitidae : Cyathocrinites353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Scytalocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scytalocrinidae : Scytalocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Actinocrinites sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Actinocrinitidae : Actinocrinites353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Abatocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : Abatocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Agaricocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Coelocrinidae : Agaricocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Alloprosallocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Alloprosallocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Dorycrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Coelocrinidae : Dorycrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Eretmocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eretmocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Eucladocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eucladocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Macrocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : Macrocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Paradichocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dichocrinidae : Paradichocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Uperocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : Uperocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Platycrinites sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae : Platycrinites353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Magnuscrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : Magnuscrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Barycrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Barycrinidae : Barycrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Barycrinus spurius
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Botryocrinidae : Barycrinus : Barycrinus spurius353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Abrotocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Staphylocrinidae : Abrotocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Adinocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Adinocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Atelestocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Atelestocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Catillocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Catillocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cestocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cestocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Holcocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Holcocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Pelecocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pelecocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Springericrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Springericrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Synbathocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Synbathocrinidae : Synbathocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Forbesiocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Sagenocrinitidae : Forbesiocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Gaulocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Gaulocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Mespilocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Mespilocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Wachsmuthicrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Wachsmuthicrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Xyeleblastus magnificus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Spiraculata : Xyeleblastus : Xyeleblastus magnificus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Ausich W. I., Meyer D. L. (1992) Crinoidea Flexibilia (Echinodermata) from the Fort Payne Formation (Lower Mississippian; Kentucky and Tennessee), Journal of Paleontology 66 5, 825-838
Krivicich E. B., Ausich W. I., et al (2014) Crinoid assemblages from the Fort Payne Formation (late Osagean, early Viséan, Mississippian) from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, Journal of Paleontology 88 6, 1154-1162 doi:10.1666/13-180
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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