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Pottsville - Poverty Run Limestone, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
| Formation | Pottsville |
|---|---|
| Member | Poverty Run Limestone |
| Age: | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Morrowan |
| Lithology | limestone, "shale" |
| Number of Collections | 5 |
| Number of Occurrences | 51 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry near Poverty Run | Muskingum County, Ohio, USA | Pottsville - Poverty Run Limestone |
| Small stream flowing from northeast into Licking River | Muskingum County, Ohio, USA | Pottsville - Poverty Run Limestone |
| East bank of the Muskingum River about one-half mile north of Symmes Ford | Muskingum County, Ohio, USA | Pottsville - Poverty Run Limestone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxville Limestone - Shale Layers | 339 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 43 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Morningstar H. (1922) Pottsville fauna of Ohio, Ohio Geological Survey Bulletin 25, 1-312 |
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!
