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USGS 3204. Abandoned limestone quarry, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.8042,-91.7236 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Independence County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 3204. Abandoned limestone quarry, Spring Creek Valley, Denieville | Girty G. H. (1929) | Boone | Warsaw (earliest Meramecian) according to Gordon & Yochelson (1987:54; ref. # 11421) | chert | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Orthonychia ungula species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Orthonychia : Orthonychia ungula | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
Palaeocapulus undata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Palaeocapulus : Metoptoma undata | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
Platyceras latum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : Platyceras latum | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
Platyceras oxynotum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : Platyceras oxynotum | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
Ptychomphalina magna species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Ptychomphalina : Bembexia magna | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Girty G. H. (1929) The fauna of the middle Boone near Batesville, Arkansas, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 154 B, 73-103 |
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!