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Antelope Valley Limestone - Unit I, Nye County, Nevada, USA
| Formation | Antelope Valley Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Unit I |
| Age: | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Whiterockian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 11 |
| Number of Occurrences | 23 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| D 718 CO | Nye County, Nevada, USA | Antelope Valley Limestone - Unit I |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley Limestone - Paiute Ridge | 472 - 468 Ma Ordovician | dolomite, "limestone" | 9 |
| Antelope Valley Limestone - Ranger Mountains | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 40 |
| Antelope Valley Limestone - Unit H | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 2 |
| Eureka Quartzite - Unit I | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 10 |
| Goodwin | 479 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | limestone/conglomerate, dolomite, "limestone", siltstone | 91 |
| Ninemile | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | limestone/"shale", "limestone", "shale", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone, "shale"/packstone | 184 |
| Ninemile/Lower Antelope Valley | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | shale | 2 |
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!
