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USGS 6139-CO. Southern bank of Salt Creek, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.3317,-85.2831
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationIndiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Franklin County, Indiana, USA

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CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
USGS 6139-CO. Southern bank of Salt Creek, 900’ upstream from covered bridge on Enochsburg-Oldenburg Rd. New PointPojeta, Jr. J., Stott C. A. (2007)Richmond - Dillsboro - Liberty biofaciesmiddle of Dillsboro, in Dicellograptus complanatus zone"limestone"449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Isotelus sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia annieana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia annieana449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hiscobeccus capax
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Hiscobeccus : Hiscobeccus capax449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Nucularca cingulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Nucularca : Nucularca cingulata449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Sphenosphaera mohri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Sphenosphaera mohri449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Paupospira bowdeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : Murchisonia bowdeni449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Paupospira tropidophora
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : Paupospira tropidophora449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Archinacella indianensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Archinacellida : Archinacellidae : Archinacella : Archinacella indianensis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Alberstadt L. P. (1979) The brachiopod genus Platystrophia, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 B, B1-B20
Howe H. J. (1979) Middle and Late Ordovician plectambonitacean, rhynchonellacean, syntrophiacean, trimerellacean, and atrypacean brachiopods: descriptions and illustrations of 14 species of Ordovician brachiopods, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 C, C1-C17
Ross R. J. (1979) Additional trilobites from the Ordovician of Kentucky, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 D, D1-D13
Walker L. G. (1982) The brachiopod genera Hebertella, Dalmanella, and Heterorthina from the Ordovician of Kentucky, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066M, 1-17
Wagner P. J. (1990) Phylogenetic analysis of the Lophospiridae (Gastropoda : Pleurotomariina) of the Ordovician and Silurian, Michigan State University, 1-155
Wahlman G.P. (1992) Middle and Upper Ordovician symmetrical univalved mollusks (Monoplacophora and Bellerophontina) of the Cincinnati Arch region, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066 O, 1-123
Pojeta, Jr. J., Stott C. A. (2007) Nucularcidae: a new family of palaeotaxodont Ordovician pelecypods (Mollusca) from North America and Australia, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44 10, 1479-1501 doi:10.1139/E07-028
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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