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Antelope Valley Limestone - Middle, Nevada, USA
| Formation | Antelope Valley Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Middle |
| Age: | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Whiterockian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 24 |
| Number of Occurrences | 93 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| bed 83 | Nye County, Nevada, USA | Antelope Valley Limestone - Middle |
| D1559 CO | Lincoln County, Nevada, USA | Antelope Valley Limestone - Middle |
| D1758 CO | Eureka County, Nevada, USA | Antelope Valley Limestone - Middle |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley Limestone | 467 - 458 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", siltstone, wackestone, "limestone", dolomite | 406 |
| Antelope Valley Limestone - Lower | 472 - 468 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 37 |
| Antelope Valley Ls - Middle | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 17 |
| Copenhagen - B | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 110 |
| McColley Canyon | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | limestone | 48 |
| McColley Canyon - Acrospirifer kobehana | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | limestone | 111 |
| Ninemile | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | limestone/"shale", "limestone", "shale", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone, "shale"/packstone | 184 |
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!
