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Lexington Limestone - Salvisa, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
| Formation | Lexington Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Salvisa |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Chatfieldian |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | lime mudstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 20 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Curdsville Mbr. | Woodford County, Kentucky, USA | Lexington Limestone - Salvisa |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clays Ferry | 452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | packstone/"shale", grainstone/mudstone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone" | 378 |
| Lexington Limestone - Brannon | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone/"shale" | 13 |
| Lexington Limestone - Cane Run Bed | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone | 19 |
| Lexington Limestone - Cornishville | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone/grainstone | 4 |
| Lexington Limestone - Curdsville Limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, grainstone/packstone, grainstone | 133 |
| Lexington Limestone - Devils Hollow | 461 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | wackestone, grainstone/lime mudstone, lime mudstone/mudstone, conglomerate/"limestone", "limestone" | 68 |
| Lexington Limestone - Grier Limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, grainstone/lime mudstone, packstone/mudstone, lime mudstone/mudstone | 376 |
| Lexington Limestone - Logana | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | lime mudstone/"shale", lime mudstone/mudstone, packstone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone"/packstone | 89 |
| Lexington Limestone - Macedonia Bed | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone/"shale" | 11 |
| Lexington Limestone - Millersburg | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | packstone/"shale", packstone/mudstone, packstone, packstone/grainstone, packstone/wackestone, "limestone" | 177 |
| Lexington Limestone - Stamping Ground | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/"shale" | 11 |
| Lexington Limestone - Sulphur Well | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/"shale" | 17 |
| Lexington Limestone - Tanglewood | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | grainstone/packstone | 71 |
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!
