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USGS Loc. 13592, Jackson County, Kansas, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Jackson County, Kansas, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.5,-96 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jackson County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Loc. 13863, Wamego Shale member, Zeandale LS formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Zeandale Limestone - Wamego Shale | Noginskian is equivalent to the Virgilian stage | siltstone | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
USGS Loc. 13592 | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Zeandale Limestone - Tarkio Limestone | Placed in the Virgilian stage, which is determined to be equivalent to the Noginskian | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Promytilus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Promytilus | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Aviculopecten sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Pseudorthoceras knoxense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Pseudorthoceras : Pseudorthoceras knoxense | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Fusulinidae family | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae | 301.2 - 300.2 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!