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Ramp Creek, USA

FormationRamp Creek
Age:345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
IntervalOsagean
Lithologygrainstone, packstone/lime mudstone, "limestone", wackestone/grainstone, wackestone, "carbonate", packstone, packstone/grainstone, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/packstone, lime mudstone/wackestone, wackestone/lime mudstone, lime mudstone/grainstone
Number of Collections38
Number of Occurrences148

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Kinser PikeOwen County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 1Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 2Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 3Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 4Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 5Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 6Monroe County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 8Lawrence County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 9Lawrence County, Indiana, USARamp Creek
Locality 12Bullitt County, Kentucky, USARamp Creek
Locality 13Hardin County, Kentucky, USARamp Creek
South side Indian CreekMontgomery County, Indiana, USARamp Creek

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Edwardsville345 - 343 Ma
Carboniferous
sandstone/"shale", siltstone, sandstone, grainstone/sandstone, grainstone/siltstone, sandstone/siltstone, "shale"/grainstone, grainstone, mudstone, "limestone"1292
Harrodsburg Limestone345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
lime mudstone, grainstone, grainstone/"shale", wackestone, wackestone/grainstone, wackestone/packstone, wackestone/lime mudstone67

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Astropolithon sp.
genus
6Astropolithon353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Platycrinus sp.
genus
6Platycrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Planalvus densa
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Planalvus : Planalvus densa353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Eumetria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Eumetria353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Retzia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Retzia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Perditocardinia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Perditocardinia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhipidomella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Schizophoria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Brachythyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : Brachythyris353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Torynifer sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Torynifer353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Torynifer pseudolineatus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Torynifer : Torynifer pseudolineatus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Imbrexia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Imbrexia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Skelidorygma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Skelidorygmidae : Skelidorygma353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Spirifer sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Unispirifer sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Unispirifer353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Warsawia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Warsawia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Voiseyella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Strophopleuridae : Voiseyella353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Syringothyridinae
subfamily
5.3Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyridinae353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Syringothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Beecheria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Beecheriidae : Beecheria345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dielasma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Dielasma353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Orthotetes keokuk
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Orthotetidae : Orthotetes : Orthotetes keokuk353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Echinoconchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Echinoconchus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Echinoconchus alternatus
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Echinoconchus : Echinoconchus alternatus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoproductus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Ovatia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Ovatia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Flexaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Flexaria353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Marginatia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Marginatia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Marginirugus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Marginirugus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Setigerites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Setigerites353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Leptaena convexa
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena convexa353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Chondrichthyes
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Sandalodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Cochliodontiformes : Cochliodontidae : Sandalodus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cladochonus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Cladochonus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cladochonus beecheri
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Pyrgiidae : Cladochonus : Cladochonus beecheri353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Hapsiphyllum sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Hapsiphyllum353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Camerata
subclass
3.3Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Camerata353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Poteriocrinites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Poteriocrinitidae : Poteriocrinites353.8 - 345 Ma
Carboniferous
Dichocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dichocrinidae : Dichocrinus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Baryschyr sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyclomischidae : Baryschyr353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Decadocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Decadocrinidae : Decadocrinus353.8 - 345 Ma
Carboniferous
Lophoblastus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Spiraculata : Lophoblastus353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Pteria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Limoptera sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Limoptera353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Aviculopecten sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Belemnospongia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Belemnospongia353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Forbes D. A. (1975) Depositional History of the Ramp Creek Formation and Harrodsburg Limestone (Mississippian) Kinser Pike Section, Monroe County, Indiana, M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1-100
Lane N. G., Howell R. M. (1986) Unusual crinoids from the Ramp Creek Formation (Mississippian), Indian Creek, Montgomery County, Indiana, Journal of Paleontology 60 4, 898-903
Hirt D. S. (1988) Occurrence and Biochronology of Middle Missississian Brachiopods of the Ramp Creek Formation and Harrodsburg Limestone, Indiana and Kentucky, unpublished MS Thesis, Indiana University, 1-130
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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