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Cairo, Greene County, New York, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 42.3167,-74.05 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | New York, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Greene County, New York, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Matten L. C. (1974) | Hamilton - Kiskatom | Matten: The petrificaitons were collected from a small, unamed, local, fine-grained, black, thinly-bedded, shle lens. The exposure of the lens was no more than 9m wide and 0.9m high at its thickest. The lens is now covered up. | "shale" | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Cairo quarry | Hamilton - Kiskatom | "shale" | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian | ||
| Cairo quarry | Matten L. C. (1975) | Hamilton - Kiskatom | Matten (1975, p. 45):The horizon of the fossils is the Kiskatom Formation placed by Fletcher (1963), in part, into the Plattekill Formation. The latter is equivalent to the marine Skaneateles Formation. | "shale" | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Cairo quarry, Locality 2 | Hamilton - Kiskatom | The Kiskatom Fm. is equivalent to marine Skaneateles Fm. | "shale" | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian | |
| SUNY-B 1201 (CUPB) Cairo quarry | Stein W. E. (2002) | Hamilton - Kiskatom | sandstone | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian | |
| SUNY-B 1447 (CUPB) Cairo quarry | Stein W. E. (2002) | Hamilton - Kiskatom | sandstone | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian | |
| Cairo | Hamilton - Kiskatom | Matten:The horizon is also considered as the Platekill Formation equivalent in age to the marine Skaneateles Formation. | "shale" | 388.1 - 383.7 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Cairo | Hamilton - Kiskatom | Matten: The Platekill formation is equivalent to the marine Skaneateles formation. | "shale" | 388.1 - 383.7 Ma Middle Devonian |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Aneurophytalesorder | Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Aneurophytopsida : Aneurophytales | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
 Rhacophyton sp.genus | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Rhacophytales : Rhacophyton | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Euphyllophytina subphylum | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Euphyllophytina | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Cladoxylon sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cladoxylon | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Eospermatopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Eospermatopteris | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
| Pseudosporochnus sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pseudosporochnus | 387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian |
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!
