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USGS Loc. 13576, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.2889,-96.2111 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 13576, Aspinwall LS member, Onaga Shale formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Admire - Onaga Shale - Aspinwall Limestone | The authors place the Aspinwall in the Permian, but more recent data indicates that it is late Carboniferous. Noginskian stage is reported as equivalent to Virgilian stage | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Meekella striatocostata species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella striatocostata | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Juresania sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Juresania | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Fenestrata order | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrata | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Trepostomata order | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida | 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!