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Kavanaugh Road strip mine, Will County, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.311,-88.207 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Illinois, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Will County, Illinois, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Kavanaugh Road strip mine | Richardson E. S. (1956) | Kewanee - Carbondale - Francis Creek Shale | mudstone | 311.45 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Gerarus constrictus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Geraridae : Gerarus : Gerarus constrictus | 311.45 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
Stephanopsis mirandus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Paoliida : Blattinopsidae : Stephanopsis : Stephanopsis mirandus | 311.45 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Richardson E. S. (1956) Pennsylvanian Invertebrates of the Mazon Creek Area, Illinois, Fieldiana: Geology 12 2, 3-76 |
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!