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Locality 27, Perry County, Indiana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)37.9917,-86.5583
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on political unit
Given LocationIndiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Perry County, Indiana, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Locality 27, Golconda Formation, Perry Co., IndianaRodriguez J. (1960)GolcondaJA: originally entered as "Middle Chester," i.e., Hombergian = Brigantian to Pendleiangrainstone336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Cleiothyridina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita trinuclea
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita trinuclea336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Torynifer sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Torynifer336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Anthracospirifer leidyi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Anthracospirifer : Anthracospirifer leidyi336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Spirifer sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctospirifer transversus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer : Punctospirifer transversus336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Reticulariina spinosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina : Reticulariina spinosa336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Schuchertella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Dictyoclostus sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Dictyoclostus336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Amplexizaphrentis sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentremites sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites336 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Rodriguez J. (1960) Invertebrate Fauna of the Golconda Formation (Middle Chester) of Indiana, Western Kentucky, and Southern Illinois, unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Indiana University, 1-259
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