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Marjum, Millard County, Utah, USA
| Formation | Marjum |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Unit 14 Unit 19 Unit 25 Unit 9 |
| Age: | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Menevian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | mudstone/"limestone", wackestone/mudstone, "limestone", "shale", mudstone, conglomerate, packstone, wackestone |
| Number of Collections | 17 |
| Number of Occurrences | 88 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | mudstone/lime mudstone, packstone/siltstone, lime mudstone/grainstone, conglomerate, "limestone", packstone/grainstone, "shale"/mudstone, wackestone | 104 |
| Lower Wheeler Shale | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | shale | 13 |
| Marjum - Unit 14 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale" | 2 |
| Marjum - Unit 19 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale" | 8 |
| Marjum - Unit 25 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale" | 1 |
| Marjum - Unit 9 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale" | 2 |
| Marjum Limestone - lower | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | limestone | 1 |
| Upper Wheeler Shale - Unit 15 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | shale/"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 2 |
| Upper Wheeler Shale - Unit 3 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | shale/"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", "shale"/"limestone" | 6 |
| Upper Wheeler Shale - Unit 4 | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | shale/"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", "limestone"/"shale" | 5 |
| Wheeler | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian | shale, mudstone, "limestone" | 138 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
