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Pottsville - Mary Lee coal zone, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Formation	Pottsville
Member	Mary Lee coal zone
Age:	318 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Interval	Westphalian
Tectonic Setting	Foreland basin
Lithology	shale/sandstone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	48

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Union Chapel Mine	Walker County, Alabama, USA	Pottsville - Mary Lee coal zone

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Artisia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Cordaitales : Cordaitaceae : *Artisia*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Cordaicarpon sp. genus	6	Plantae : Cordaitales : Cordaitaceae : *Cordaicarpon*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Alethopteris valida species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris : *Alethopteris valida*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Asterophyllites charaeformis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Asterophyllites : *Asterophyllites charaeformis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Calamites goepperti species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites : *Calamites goepperti*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Calamites suckowii species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites : *Calamites suckowii*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Calamites undulatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites : *Calamites undulatus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Calamostachys sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : *Calamostachys*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Aspidiopsis sp. genus	6	Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : *Aspidiopsis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidodendron aculeatum species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : *Lepidodendron aculeatum*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidodendron obovatum species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : *Lepidodendron obovatum*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidophloios laricinus species	7	Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidophloios : *Lepidophloios laricinus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidophylloides intermedium species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidophylloides : *Lepidophylloides intermedium*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidostrobophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : *Lepidostrobophyllum*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lepidostrobus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : *Lepidostrobus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Cyclopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Neuropteridae : *Cyclopteris*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Neuralethopteris biformis species	7	Plantae : Neuropteridae : Neuralethopteris : *Neuralethopteris biformis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Neuralethopteris pocahontas species	7	Plantae : Neuropteridae : Neuralethopteris : *Neuralethopteris pocahontas*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Arenicolites longistriatus species	7	Arenicolites : *Arenicolites longistriatus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Carpolithes sp. genus	6	Fungi : *Carpolithes*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Cochlichnus sp. genus	6	*Cochlichnus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Diplichnites sp. genus	6	*Diplichnites*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Holcospermum sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Holcospermum*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Kouphichnium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Kouphichnium*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Myeloxylon sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Myeloxylon*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Palaeophycus sp. genus	6	*Palaeophycus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Protovirgularia sp. genus	6	*Protovirgularia*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Treptichnus apsorum species	7	Treptichnus : *Treptichnus apsorum*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Trigonocarpus sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Trigonocarpus*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Trigonocarpus ampulliforme species	7	Plantae : Trigonocarpus : *Trigonocarpus ampulliforme*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Whittleseya elegans species	7	Plantae : Whittleseya : *Whittleseya elegans*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Syringodendron sp. genus	6	Plantae : Sigillariaceae : *Syringodendron*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lyginopteris hoeninghausi species	7	Plantae : Sphenopteridae : Lyginopteris : *Lyginopteris hoeninghausi*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Sphenopteris elegans species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris : *Sphenopteris elegans*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Sphenopteris pottsvillea species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris : *Sphenopteris pottsvillea*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Cordaites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : *Cordaites*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Camptodiapha atkinsoni species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diaphanopterodea : Namurodiaphidae : Camptodiapha : *Camptodiapha atkinsoni*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Megasecoptera : Ancopteridae : Agaeoleptoptera : *Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Anniedarwinia alabamensis species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Syntonopteridae : Anniedarwinia : *Anniedarwinia alabamensis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Palaeodictyoptera order	4	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Undichna sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : *Undichna*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Cincosaurus cobbi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cincosaurus : *Cincosaurus cobbi*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Notalacerta missouriensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Notalacerta : *Notalacerta missouriensis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Attenosaurus subulensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Attenosaurus : *Attenosaurus subulensis*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Matthewichnus caudifer species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Matthewichnus : *Matthewichnus caudifer*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Nanopus reidiae species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Nanopus : *Nanopus reidiae*	318.1 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous

References

Haubold H., Allen A., et al (2005) Interpretation of the tetrapod footprints from the early Pennsylvanian of Alabama, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama, 75-111

Rindsberg A. K., Kopaska-Merkel D. C. (2005) Treptichnus and Arenicolites from the Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site (Langsettian, Alabama, USA), Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama, 121-141

Lucas S. G., Lerner A. J. (2005) Lower Pennsylvanian invertebrate ichnofossils from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama: A preliminary assessment, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama, 147-152

Dilcher D. L., Lott T. A., et al (2005) Fossil plants from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama

Atkinson T. P. (2005) Arthropod body fossils from the Union Chapel Mine, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama

Martin A. J., Pyenson N. D. (2005) Behavioral significance of vertebrate trace fossils from the Union Chapel site, Pennsylvanian Footprints in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama, 59-73

Beckemeyer R. J., Engel M. S. (2011) Upper Carboniferous insects from the Pottsville Formation of northern Alabama (Insecta: Ephemeropterida, Palaeodictyopterida, Odonatoptera), Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 44, 1-19

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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