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Hexactinellid sponge, Millard County, Utah, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.2544,-113.361
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationUtah, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Millard County, Utah, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Hexactinellid sponge, Marjum Limestone, Millard County, Utah - Rigby 1969Rigby J. K. (1969)Marjum Limestone - lower"limestone"513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Sponge Gully [Marjum Fm]Briggs D. E. G., Lieberman B. S., et al (2008)MarjumSTRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Marjum Fm. Stratigraphic relations are not discussed in text. AGE: Middle Cambrian. Justification not stated in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From approximately 41-48 m above the Wheeler/Marjum contact.mudstone513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dicranocaris guntherorum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Dicranocaris : Dicranocaris guntherorum513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Nettapezoura basilika
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Nettapezoura : Nettapezoura basilika513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Branchiocaris sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Protocaridida : Branchiocaris513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Ratcliffespongia sp.
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hintzespongiidae : Ratcliffespongia513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian

References

Rigby J. K. (1969) A new Middle Cambrian Hexactinellid sponge from western Utah, Journal of Paleontology 43 1, 125-128
Briggs D. E. G., Lieberman B. S., et al (2008) Middle Cambrian arthropods from Utah, Journal of Paleontology 82 2, 238-254
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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