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Herron Hill west section -5A, Lewis County, Kentucky, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	38.5833,-83.5
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Kentucky, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Lewis County, Kentucky, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Lithology	Age
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 1	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 10	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 11	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 12	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 2	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 3	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 4	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 5	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 6	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 7	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 8	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5A, sample 9	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5B, sample 1	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5B, sample 2	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5B, sample 3	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5B, sample 4	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Herron Hill west section -5B, sample 5	Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972)	Esill Shale	"shale"	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Trichonodella inconstans species	*Trichonodella inconstans*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Walliserodus curvatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Belodellidae : Walliserodus : *Acodus curvatus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Carniodus carnulus species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Carniodus : *Carniodus carnulus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Exochognathus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : *Exochognathus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Exochognathus brassfieldensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Exochognathus : *Exochognathus brassfieldensis*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Exochognathus expansus species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Exochognathus : *Exochognathus expansus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Neoprioniodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : *Neoprioniodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Neoprioniodus triangularis species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Neoprioniodus : *Neoprioniodus triangularis*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Pterospathodus amorphognathoides species	Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Pterospathodus : *Pterospathodus amorphognathoides*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Distomodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : *Distomodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Distomodus kentuckyensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Distomodus : *Distomodus kentuckyensis*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Distomodus staurognathoides species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Distomodontidae : Distomodus : *Distomodus staurognathoides*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Acodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : *Acodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Oulodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : *Oulodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Rexroadus kentuckyensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Rexroadus : *Rexroadus kentuckyensis*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Hindeodella excavata species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : *Hindeodella excavata*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Ozarkodina sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : *Ozarkodina*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Ozarkodina gaertneri species	Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina : *Ozarkodina gaertneri*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Ozarkodina simplex species	Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina : *Ozarkodina simplex*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Plectospathodus extensus species	Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina : *Plectospathodus extensus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Wurmiella polinclinata species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Spathognathodontodae : Wurmiella : *Wurmiella polinclinata*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Panderodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : *Panderodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Panderodus gracilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : *Paltodus gracilis*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Panderodus unicostatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : *Panderodus unicostatus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Paltodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : *Paltodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Paltodus dyscritus species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Paltodus : *Paltodus dyscritus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian
Drepanodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : *Drepanodus*	443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian

References

Rexroad C. B., Nicoll R. S. (1972) Conodonts from the Estill Shale (Silurian, Kentucky and Ohio) and their Bearing on Multielement Taxonomy, Geologlca et Palaeontologlca SB1, 57-74

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