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Clays Ferry - Point Pleasant Tongue, Kentucky, USA
| Formation | Clays Ferry |
|---|---|
| Member | Point Pleasant Tongue |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Shermanian |
| Tectonic Setting | Foreland basin |
| Lithology | limestone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 2 |
| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| River Quarries | Campbell County, Kentucky, USA | Clays Ferry - Point Pleasant Tongue |
| USGS 6145-CO. 1 mile south of Carntown | Pendleton County, Kentucky, USA | Clays Ferry - Point Pleasant Tongue |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthiana | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 2 |
| Eden | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, "limestone"/"shale" | 8 |
| Fairview - Fairmount | 452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | packstone/mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone" | 125 |
| Fulton | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 3 |
| Kope - Southgate | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | mudstone/packstone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/packstone | 98 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
