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Brick plant shale pit on the west side of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.8056,-81.9361 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Ohio, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Wayne County, Ohio, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Brick plant shale pit on the west side of Wooster | Hoare R. D. (1990) | Cuyahoga - Cuyahoga - Wooster | Very base of Osagean | "limestone" | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
Loudenville | Hoare R. D. (1990) | Cuyahoga - Cuyahoga - Wooster | Very base of Osagean | "limestone" | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aphelakardia alternistriata species | Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Conocardiidae : Aphelakardia : Aphelakardia alternistriata | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
Hippocardia herricki species | Animalia : Mollusca : Hippocardiidae : Hippocardia : Hippocardia herricki | 353.8 - 342.8 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Hoare R. D. (1990) Mississippian rostroconch molluscs from Ohio, Journal of Paleontology 64 5, 725-732 |
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!