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Loc. 3: Missouri Highway 21 road cut, Washington County, Missouri, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.9333,-90.7833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Missouri, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Washington County, Missouri, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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north of Potosi | Ulrich E. O., Foerste A. F., et al (1943) | Gasconade - Van Buren | Van Buren Formation in Ulrich et al. 1943.The Van Buren Formation (Bridge 1930) is now referred to in an interval sense with the Van Buren fauna comprising a zone in the lowerpart of the Gasconade Formation. | chert | 485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Loc. 3: Missouri Highway 21 road cut, 3-4 miles N Potsoi, Washington County | Stinchcomb B.L., Angeli N.A. (2002) | Eminence | The chert in which the fossils occur may or may not be in place stratigraphically. So, a rating of "A" through "F" indicates stratigraphi reliability with "A" = no question as to stratigraphic position of horizon and "F" = residual material of different ages. RATING: C | chert | 501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Burenoceras pumilum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Burenoceras : Burenoceras pumilum | 485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Hemithecella eminensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Mattheviidae : Hemithecella : Hemithecella eminensis | 501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
Potosiplina delorensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Tryblidiida : Proplinidae : Potosiplina : Potosiplina delorensis | 501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian |
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!