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Sappington, USA
| Formation | Sappington |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | unit C unit D unit E unit F unit G unit H unit I |
| Age: | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Famennian |
| Tectonic Setting | Passive margin |
| Lithology | shale, "reef rocks"/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 9 |
| Number of Occurrences | 98 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodgepole Limestone | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | lime mudstone/"limestone", "limestone"/siltstone, "limestone" | 115 |
| Pilgrim | 497 - 485 Ma Cambrian | limestone, "carbonate", grainstone | 81 |
| Sappington - unit C | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | shale | 2 |
| Sappington - unit D | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | shale, "limestone" | 20 |
| Sappington - unit E | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, "limestone"/"shale" | 100 |
| Sappington - unit F | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | shale/siltstone, siltstone/"shale" | 48 |
| Sappington - unit G | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | shale/siltstone | 7 |
| Sappington - unit H | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone | 4 |
| Sappington - unit I | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | shale | 2 |
| Three Forks Shale | 371 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | shale, "limestone", "shale"/"limestone", "shale"/siltstone, "limestone"/"shale", siltstone, siltstone/"shale" | 397 |
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!
