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USGS Loc. 14928, Brown County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.8483,-95.6303 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Brown County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 14928, Falls City Limestone formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Admire - Falls City Limestone | Collection comes from lower limestone of the Falls City. The authors placed the Falls City in the Permian, but more recent data indicates that it is late Carboniferous. The Noginskian Stage is reported as being equivalent to the Virgilian Stage. | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Derbyia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Neochonetes granulifer species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : Neochonetes granulifer | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Allorisma sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Allorisma | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
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!