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Ashlock - Gilbert, Kentucky, USA
| Formation | Ashlock |
|---|---|
| Member | Gilbert |
| Age: | 452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Interval | Maysvillian |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 8 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| USGS 6412-CO. U.S. Route 27 | Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA | Ashlock - Gilbert |
| USGS 6414-CO. south of junction of Walnut Meadow Branch and Paint Lick Creek | Madison County, Kentucky, USA | Ashlock - Gilbert |
| USGS 7843-CO. US Route 127 | Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA | Ashlock - Gilbert |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Platystrophia ponderosaspecies | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Orthorhynchula linneyi species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Orthorhynchulidae : Orthorhynchula : Orthorhynchula linneyi | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
 Cyclocystoides sp.genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Cyclocystoidea : Cyclocystoididae : Cyclocystoides | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
 Nucularca cingulataspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Nucularca : Nucularca cingulata | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
 Bellerophon capaxspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Bellerophon capax | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Alaskadiscus magnus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Temnodiscidae : Alaskodiscus : Alaskadiscus magnus | 452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
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!
