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Carbondale - Springfield Coal, USA
| Formation | Carbondale |
|---|---|
| Member | Springfield Coal |
| Age: | 314 - 306 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Desmoinesian |
| Lithology | coal ball/"shale", "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 17 |
| Number of Occurrences | 122 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Eby Pit upper bench coal site 1 | Warrick County, Indiana, USA | Carbondale - Springfield Coal |
| Eby Pit upper bench coal site 4 | Warrick County, Indiana, USA | Carbondale - Springfield Coal |
| North of Roodhouse/Scottdale Rd | Greene County, Illinois, USA | Carbondale - Springfield Coal |
| Carlinville | Macoupin County, Illinois, USA | Carbondale - Springfield Coal |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale - Bear Den | 314 - 306 Ma Carboniferous | coal ball/"shale" | 10 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Lepidodendraceaefamily | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
| Lepidodendron sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
| Lepidophloios sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidophloios | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
 Ctenacanthus buttersispecies | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Ctenacanthus : Ctenacanthus buttersi | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
 Euphemites callosusspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Euphemitidae : Euphemites : Euphemites callosus | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
 Sphenophyllum sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
 Callistophyton sp.genus | Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : Callistophyton | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
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!
