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Road-cut along Kentucky Route 1159 just south of the Alexandria to Ashland Hwy, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.6847,-84.0397 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
| Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Bracken County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road-cut along Kentucky Route 1159 just south of the Alexandria to Ashland Hwy | Sumrall C. D., Schumacher G. A. (2002) | Kope - Fulton | a thin 1–3-cm thick packstone bed 55–65 cm above the Point Pleasant–Kope formational contact (C. E. Brett, personal commun., 1999). | packstone | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Isotelus sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
 Flexicalymene granulosaspecies | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene : Flexicalymene granulosa | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
 Zygospira sp.genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Onniella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Onniella | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
 Merocrinus sp.genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Merocrinus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Cincinnaticrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cincinnaticrinus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
| Ectenocrinus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : Ectenocrinus | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
 Cheirocystis fultonensisspecies | Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cheirocrinidae : Cheirocystis : Cheirocystis fultonensis | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
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!
