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Locality 14 of 17, Martin County, Indiana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.7064,-86.7022 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Indiana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Martin County, Indiana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 14 of 17, Beech Creek Limestone, Martin Co., IN | Brookley, Jr. A. C. (1955) | Beech Creek | some workers consider the Beech Creek to be a member of the Paint Creek Formation | "limestone" | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Martinia contracta species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Martinia : Martinia contracta | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Anthracospirifer leidyi species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Anthracospirifer : Anthracospirifer leidyi | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Schellwienella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Pulsiidae : Schellwienella | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Linoproductus sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Dictyoclostus sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Dictyoclostus | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Productus sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Productus | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
Amplexizaphrentis sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Brookley, Jr. A. C. (1955) The Paleontology of the Beech Creek (Chester) Limestone of Indiana, unpublished M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1-105 |
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!