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Shelburn - Busseron Sandstone, Vigo County, Indiana, USA

Formation	Shelburn
Member	Busseron Sandstone
Age:	359 - 299 Ma Paleozoic
Interval	Carboniferous
Lithology	ironstone/"shale"
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	43

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Chieftain No.20 Flora of Vigo County	Vigo County, Indiana, USA	Shelburn - Busseron Sandstone

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Calamites suckowii species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites : *Calamites suckowii*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Lepidodendron obovatum species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : *Lepidodendron obovatum*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Lepidophloios laricinus species	7	Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidophloios : *Lepidophloios laricinus*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Lepidostrobophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : *Lepidostrobophyllum*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Cyclopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Neuropteridae : *Cyclopteris*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Asterotheca sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : *Asterotheca*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Asterotheca miltoni species	7	Fungi : Ascomycota : Dothideomycetes : Pleosporales : Asterotheca : *Asterotheca miltoni*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Bothrodendron sp. genus	6	*Bothrodendron*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Lepidophyllum sp. genus	6	*Lepidophyllum*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Pecopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : *Pecopteris*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Stigmaria sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Stigmaria*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Sigillaria sp. genus	6	Plantae : Sigillariaceae : *Sigillaria*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Cordaites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : *Cordaites*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Annularia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : *Annularia*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Sphenophyllum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : *Sphenophyllum*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Dicksonites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : *Dicksonites*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Mariopteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : *Mariopteris*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic
Neuropteris sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : *Neuropteris*	358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic

References

Boneham R. F. (1974) Chieftain No.20 Flora (Middle Pennsylvanian) of Vigo County Indiana, Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 84, 89-113

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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