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Hartland Shale, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.55,-98.42 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hartland Shale, Bunker Hill Section -A-19 | Sageman B. S., Bina C. R. (1997) | Greenhorn Limestone - Hartland Shale | The Hartland Shale corresponds to the Metoicoceras mosbyense biozone | "shale" | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Inoceramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Inoceramus ginterensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus ginterensis | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Phelopteria sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Phelopteria | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Sageman B. S., Bina C. R. (1997) Diversity and Species Abundance Patterns in Late Cenomanian Black Shale Biofacies, Western Interior, U.S., Palaios 12, 449-466 |
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!