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Platteville - Quimbys Mill, USA
| Group | Platteville |
|---|---|
| Formation | Quimbys Mill |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Blackriveran |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 24 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Guttenberg Formation | Carroll County, Illinois, USA | Platteville - Quimbys Mill |
| Mineral Point | Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA | Platteville - Quimbys Mill |
| Vanuxemia beds | Lee County, Illinois, USA | Platteville - Quimbys Mill |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena - Guttenberg | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, "limestone"/"shale" | 204 |
| Galena - Spechts Ferry | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, "shale" | 58 |
| Platteville - Grand Detour | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 28 |
| Platteville - Mifflin | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone, wackestone | 20 |
| Platteville - Pecatonica | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 13 |
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!
