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Janesville Shale - West Branch sh, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA
Formation | Janesville Shale |
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Member | West Branch sh |
Age: | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous |
Interval | Virgilian |
Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
Lithology | shale |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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I70VR-7 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA | Janesville Shale - West Branch sh |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Janesville Shale - Five Point ls | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | packstone | 34 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Derbyia cymbula species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia : Derbyia cymbula | 303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Meekella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella | 303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Neochonetes granulifer species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : Neochonetes granulifer | 303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Aviculopinna peracuta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Aviculopinna : Aviculopinna peracuta | 303.4 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Olszewski T. D., Patzkowsky M. E. (1999) T.D. Olszewski''s Ph.D. - Penn State University |
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!