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Scholsser's Quarry, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.071,-84.5102 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kenton County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Scholsser's Quarry | Klingensmith B. C. (2007) | Maysvillian - Fairview - Mt. Hope | C2 sequence | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic | |
Scholsser's Quarry 2 | Klingensmith B. C. (2007) | Maysvillian - Fairview - Fairmount | C2 sequence | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Zygospira sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Platystrophia hopensis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia hopensis | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Plectorthis sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Plectorthis plicatella species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis : Plectorthis plicatella | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Rafinesquina alternata species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : Rafinesquina alternata | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Strophomena planoconvexa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena : Strophomena planoconvexa | 458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Klingensmith B. C. (2007) GIS-based biogeography of Cincinnatian (Upper Ordovician) brachiopods with special reference to Hebertella |
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!