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Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone, Kansas, USA
| Group | Council Grove |
|---|---|
| Formation | Red Eagle Limestone |
| Member | Glenrock Limestone |
| Age: | 301 - 300 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Noginian |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 8 |
| Number of Occurrences | 17 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| USGS Loc. 13461 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13540 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13486 | Riley County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13604 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13566 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13706 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS 13729 | Chase County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
| USGS Loc. 13824 | Greenwood County, Kansas, USA | Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Glenrock Limestone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Grove - Foraker Limestone - Hughes Creek Shale | 300 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | limestone, "shale", claystone, siltstone, siltstone/"limestone", "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", claystone/siltstone | 767 |
| Council Grove - Foraker Limestone - Long Creek Limestone | 301 - 300 Ma Carboniferous | claystone | 3 |
| Council Grove - Grenola - Burr | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | limestone, "shale" | 20 |
| Council Grove - Grenola - Neva | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | shale, siltstone, mudstone | 37 |
| Council Grove - Grenola Limestone - Burr Limestone | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, claystone/"limestone", claystone, "shale", "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", siltstone/"limestone" | 69 |
| Council Grove - Grenola Limestone - Neva Limestone | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, siltstone, "shale", claystone, "siliciclastic" | 175 |
| Council Grove - Grenola Limestone - Sallyards Limestone | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 31 |
| Council Grove - Red Eagle - Bennett | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone, "shale", "limestone" | 64 |
| Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Bennett Shale | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | shale, siltstone, claystone, "limestone" | 38 |
| Council Grove - Red Eagle Limestone - Howe Limestone | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 8 |
| Council Grove - Roca Shale | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Ostracodaclass | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
 Orbiculoidea sp.genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
 Rhipidomella carbonariaspecies | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella carbonaria | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
| Wellerella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Wellerella | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
| Marginifera sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Marginifera | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
 Bryozoaphylum | Animalia : Bryozoa | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
 Crinoideaclass | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
 Fusulinidaefamily | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae | 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!
