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USGS Loc. 13588, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.2436,-96.1764 |
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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. 13588, Five Point LS member, Janesville Shale formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Admire - Janesville Shale - Five Point Limestone | The authors placed the Five Point Limestone in the Permian, but more recent data indicates that it is late Carboniferous. Collection comes from the shale between the two limestone beds at this locality. Noginskian stage reported as equivalent to Virgilian stage. | "shale" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
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!